New York Yankees reliever Scott Effross will be sidelined for an extended period with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain, manager Aaron Boone said Thursday.The right-hander's latest injury is "going t

Scott Effross is battling a Grade-2 hamstring strain, per manager Aaron Boone. The Indiana native has only appeared in three games in the last two seasons.

Scott Effross ‘ outing didn’t last long on Tuesday, as the Yankees’ reliever exited a spring training game against the Twins after throwing just one pitch. Afterward, Aaron Boone said that the righty suffered a hamstring injury. Effross will likely undergo testing to determine the severity, according to the New York Post’s Greg Joyce.

The right-hander has had a long road back from Tommy John and back surgeries, but was feeling good and healthy this spring. That came to a screeching halt on Tuesday.

Yankees reliever Scott Effross exited Tuesday’s spring training game against the Twins after throwing one pitch with a hamstring injury. Effross grabbed at his leg before he walked off the mound with a team trainer, according to the New York Post.