Ashley Rodon calls ‘bulls–t’ on report Carlos Rodon received’t pitch for Yankees this yr

A reasonably “dependable supply” delivered an replace on Carlos Rodon’s damage standing for the Yankees this season.

Rodon’s spouse, Ashley, responded “bulls—t” to a tweet referencing a report from Jomboy’s “Talkin Yanks” podcast on Monday that acknowledged unverified sources throughout the Yankees constructing informed him to not get eager for the lefty pitcher showing in a recreation this season.

Rodon has but to take the mound for the Yankees after struggling a forearm pressure throughout spring coaching in April, however his progress towards doing any form of throwing has been hindered by a decent again – which might develop into a very tough damage.

Docs have informed Rodon his again points are a “continual factor,” he stated. 

Rodon, who signed a six-year, $162 million contract in the offseason, took a small step ahead in his rehab on Friday, performing some agility drills on the Yankees’ participant improvement complicated in Tampa.

The present plan is for Rodon to obtain an injection akin to a cortisone shot early this week.

The Yankees hope it’ll assist resolve the back issues that have been restricting Rodon since early April. 

“It actually sucks,” Rodon stated Friday. “I need to be pitching for the New York Yankees. I need to be pitching on this sequence and with the boys. I need to be competing. It’s laborious to take a seat right here and never be doing it and speaking to [reporters].” 

Rodon completed final yr 14-8 with a 2.88 ERA however has but to assist the Yankees on the sector this season.

Ashley and Carlos have been married since 2018 and have three kids collectively, with their daughter, Willow, born in 2019 and their son, Bo, born in 2021.

The couple welcomed their second son, Silo, in early April.