Back stiffness to sideline Phil Hughes for week
Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes warms up his arm at George Steinbrenner Field on the first day of spring training in Tampa, Fla. (Feb. 12, 2013) Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams, Jr.
TAMPA, Fla. -- Phil Hughes will miss at least a week with upper-back stiffness, general manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday.
The injury is not thought to be serious, but the pitcher will see a specialist just to be sure.
"You hope it's just an early spring tweak," Cashman said by phone. "But we'll send him to a local spine guy to get a better feel for it and make sure it's nothing more than a spasm."
"There's always a little bit of concern," Girardi said. "It's upper back, near his shoulder blades. We'll see how he is in a couple of days. The good thing is he was ahead of where he'd probably normally be at this time, which helps."
"He can hit," Phelps said of the righthanded-hitting outfielder from Cuba, who hit a massive homer off Warren that had Girardi and pitching coach Larry Rothschild staring at the blast as it left the ballpark.
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