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 to take some time" to heal before he can return to the mound,

New York Yankees right-hander Scott Effross has a grade two hamstring strain, manager Aaron Boone told reporters Thursday, the latest setback for the injury-plagued reliever. Effross, 31, left his second spring training appearance after just one pitch Tuesday.

Yankees right-hander Scott Effross exited his Grapefruit League debut after one pitch due to what looked to be a leg injury earlier this week. Manager Aaron Boone announced Thursday morning that imaging has indeed revealed a notable injury: a Grade 2 strain of the reliever’s left hamstring (link via Greg Joyce of the New York Post).