Yanks’ Severino exits, set for MRI on sore elbow

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NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher Luis Severino exited their 7-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox with soreness in the back of his right elbow and will undergo an MRI on Friday night, the team announced.

Severino, who has struggled throughout his sophomore season in the big leagues, lasted just 2 2/3 innings against the American League’s best team and departed with a team trainer after allowing a two-run home run to Jimmy Rollins that gave the White Sox a 7-1 lead.

Severino was seen shaking out his pitching arm slightly after delivering the home run pitch, a 95 mph fastball that Rollins crushed into the second deck just inside the right-field foul pole. The area of discomfort reported by the Yankees is often a sign of a torn ulnar collateral ligament, an injury usually requiring Tommy John surgery.

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