New York Yankees Star Pitcher Shares Positive Update On Season-Ending Injury

The New York Yankees will not be short of any pitching depth come 2022. And Jameson Taillon’s return to the mound will likely be a reason why. The pitcher suffered an ankle injury in the 2020 season and has since undergone surgery. Thankfully, his rehabilitation seems to be on track and we could see Taillon return this season.

Jameson Taillon has pitched for the Yankees since signing with them in 2020. However, his stint at the Yankees was interrupted by a torn ligament in his ankle. The injury required urgent attention and surgery which Taillon underwent on October 28th. The player has since been in rehab and is showing positive signs.

New video of Jameson surfaces

Jameson is no stranger to injury and rehab, having had to undergo multiple over the course of his career, but the pitcher has come back stronger every time. And we expect this time to be no different.

In an interview with the Athletic, Jameson spoke about his injury and rehab in some more detail. In late December he had mentioned that his injury was progressing slowly. Mentioning his progress he said, “The inflammation is going down now, so it’s just kind of a build up process, kind of just like the arm injuries I’ve dealt with, it’s just such a progression-based thing.”

He was relatively far in the rehab process too having started loaded squats at the time of the interview. Jameson seems to have stayed on course with his video showing him throwing some pitches in the bullpen.

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Past Injuries to the New York Yankee

Taillon, 30, has previously also been injured, however these have mostly been arm injuries. He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2014 while he was still in the minors. Further after breaking into the majors he had flexor tendon surgery and a UCL revision in 2019.

Speaking to a rough return schedule after he will have completed his rehab, Taillon said that an exact timeline was uncertain because this wasn’t a regular pitcher injury. Said Taillon, “A typical offseason throwing progression would be like six to eight weeks of playing catch and then four weeks of bullpens. So basically everything I’m doing is kind of a month behind.”

We hope that the pitcher makes it back to the mound for the first game of the season. The Yankee Stadium is sure to sound off its approval when he does.