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Clarke Schmidt Set for One Final Rehab Appearance With Yankees

A successful outing could clear him for the club’s bullpen next week and force a petition to MLB to make him eligible for the postseason.

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Jun 21, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt (36) during the seventh inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images
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An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt, who is looking to come back from Tommy John surgery, will make a fifth rehab appearance on Saturday, Image 2 shows Yankees starter Ryan Weathers, is almost a week into his throwing program after being shut down for two weeks with a left forearm flexor strain

Overview

  • Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Schmidt will make one more minor‑league rehab appearance on Saturday, and the team will evaluate activation after that outing.
  • If Schmidt gets through the outing without issue, the Yankees expect to activate him during their next road trip and use him out of the bullpen for the rest of the 2026 season.
  • New York plans to deploy Schmidt as a reliever in short or multi‑inning roles such as an opener or a one‑inning arm while preserving his long‑term plan to compete for a rotation spot in 2027.
  • Schmidt has completed four rehab games and 5.2 innings since his July 2025 Tommy John surgery, including a recent Double‑A outing in which he threw 1.0 inning with 10 of 12 pitches for strikes and two strikeouts.
  • Because Schmidt was on the 60‑day injured list as of Sept. 1, the Yankees would likely need to petition the MLB commissioner’s office to add him to a postseason roster and will continue to limit his workload while the club balances late‑season bullpen needs.