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Yankees: Will Carlos Rodon miss the entire 2023 MLB season?

On Monday afternoon, a tweet circulated in which Jomboy Media suggested that Yankees free-agent acquisition Carlos Rodon, who signed a six-year, $162 million contract in the offseason, could miss the rest of the season with what’s been a mysterious back ailment. Jomboy claimed a “reliable source” had passed this along, and there were whispers in the Yankees front office that feared the same.

While Rodon’s back injury has remained a point of frustration, nothing official has been passed along by the Yanks physicians declaring the starting pitcher out for nearly that long. Rodon, however, hasn’t committed to any timetable presented to him by the media.

“I have no idea. I don’t put a timeline on anything. I’ll get this injection, and I want to throw as soon as I can,” Rodon said, while calling his injury chronic. “Whenever my body tells me I can throw and everyone agrees that I can throw, I’ll start throwing whatever and whenever that ramp up takes. … I can’t set a date for you. I would have thought I’ve been pitching here for the club now.”

Rodon doesn’t want to further disappoint fans, and he’s been through this kind of thing before. While the back ailment is new, Rodon missed the better part of two seasons in Chicago before signing with the San Francisco Giants, where he revived his career and made himself some serious money.

Carlos’s wife, Ashley Rodon, called BS on the report via social media:

That is seemingly good news on the Rodon injury front, but until we hear it from the team, Rodon’s return date remains a mystery.