Yankees LHP Wilson leaves outing with shoulder tightness

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The Associated Press
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<p>TAMPA, Fla. &mdash; Justin Wilson became the New York Yankees’ second left-handed reliever to get hurt during spring training, leaving Monday night’s exhibition against Philadelphia due to tightness in his pitching shoulder.</p>
<p>New York said Wilson will have an MRI on Tuesday.</p>
<p>“The way he kind of described is just having a hard time getting loose out there,” manager Aaron Boone said. “I think there’s a chance that it might not be that big a deal.”</p>
<p>Boone said there had been no prior sign of anything alarming.</p>
<p>Wilson replaced Darren O’Day at the start of the seventh inning with the Phillies leading 2-0, his fifth spring training appearance.</p>
<p>He allowed a single on a 2-0 pitch to Rhys Hoskins and a home run to right field on a 1-0 pitch to former Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius. Alec Bohm fouled off a pitch before Wilson threw four balls in a row. Wilson worked the count full with his seventh pitch to Odubel Herrera, then waved his arm toward the dugout to summon director of medical services Steve Donohue and Boone. </p>
<p>Nestor Cortes Jr. relieved.</p>
<p>The 33-year-old Wilson signed a $5.15 million, two-year contract this offseason to start his second stint with the Yankees. He spent the past two seasons with the New York Mets.</p>
<p>New York lefty Zack Britton had surgery March 15 to remove a bone chip from his pitching elbow and is likely out until at least May and perhaps the summer.</p>
<p>“I’ve talked a lot about how impressed I’ve been with our depth, and I feel like there’s a number of guys that we could turn to if we ever got in a situation," Boone said. "But first things first, I think we’ll get it looked at tomorrow and hope that it’s not something that sets him back too much. But I think there’s a number of guys that I would feel comfortable turning to that I think could get meaningful outs for us right now.”</p>
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