Yanks’ Severino headed to DL with triceps strain

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NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher Luis Severino exited their 7-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Friday night with soreness in the back of his right elbow and later was diagnosed with a mild right triceps strain.

He will go on the 15-day disabled list.

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 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 initially reported by the Yankees is often a sign of a torn ulnar collateral ligament, an injury usually …

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