Yankees news: Luis Gil’s 2026 Yankee debut set for Friday

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 12: Luis Gil of the New York Yankees pitches in a game against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on August 12, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images) | Getty Images MLB | Bryan Hoch : After beginning 2026 at Triple-A with a packed house in the rotation, 2024 AL Rookie of the Year Luis Gil is set to make his season debut this coming week. Gil is scheduled to start today for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (his first appearances this year) and will then pitch for the Yankees on regular rest, which would mean he’ll take the ball on Friday at Tropicana Field against Tampa Bay.

The Yankees took advantage of early season days off to roll with a four-man rotation temporarily. But barring injury, that will end soon, when Gil returns to the big leagues. The Athletic | Chris Kirschner ($) : Ben Rice looked like he was going to have a no good, very bad day Friday, striking out in his first three at-bats.

But when the game ended, Rice had a home run, a double, and three runs batted in. Behind the paywall, Kirschner looks at Rice’s rise to stardom. One interesting, though early, note: Rice is clobbering non-fastballs so far in 2026, something that had previously been a hole in his game.

With pitchers throwing him fastballs 15 percent less often thus far, he has countered by clubbing non-fastballs to the tune of a 1. 351 OPS. NJ.