Coming off a workhorse season for the Yankees, Carlos Rodón will be sidelined for the start of 2026. The left-hander underwent an elbow scope Wednesday to remove loose bodies and shave down a bone spur, which will land him on the injured list to start the regular season, Brian Cashman and Aaron Boone said Thursday.

The Yankees will already be without Gerrit Cole and Clarke Schmidt to begin the year, as both continue recovering from elbow surgery.

The New York Yankees will be without Carlos Rodon to start the 2026 season. In their end-of-the-year state of the team press conference, Aaron Boone and Brian Cashman revealed the lefthander, who is coming off his best season in pinstripes, will be delayed after surgery to clean out his elbow.

Yankees star Aaron Judge won't need surgery on his elbow, but left-hander Carlos Rodon underwent an operation this week and could miss Opening Day.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Thursday that Rodon underwent a procedure to remove loose bodies and shave down a bone spur in his left elbow. The left-hander won't throw for eight weeks, and will "probably" be delayed at the outset of the 2026 season.

Hopefully, the Yankees realize what a good trade this would be, as Schlittler and Gore could become the successors to Gerrit Cole, Fried, and Rodon. Blue Jays predicted to bolster rotation by pursuing $22.5 million Cy Young to replace Kevin Gausman as ace