Schmidt was pulled from his last start on Thursday in Toronto with forearm tightness. He was moved to the injured list on Friday. Just a few weeks ago, Schmidt threw seven no-hit innings against the Orioles, part of a historic streak where the right-hander didn’t allow a run for 28 1/3 innings.

New York Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt is likely facing Tommy John surgery to repair the torn UCL in his pitching elbow, Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Saturday prior to the Yankees' game against the New York Mets.

Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt likely needs a second Tommy John surgery that would sideline him for the remainder of this season and much of next year, a huge blow to New York’s injury-riddled rotation.