There was no initial concern last Friday when Yankees pitcher Luis Gil felt some tightness in his throwing shoulder while he loosened up for a bullpen by playing catch on flat ground. “Sometimes you feel things and you warm up and then it goes away,

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil has been diagnosed with a high-grade lat strain in his right shoulder and will be out at least a couple of months. Manager Aaron Boone did not disclose a specific timeline,

Clarke Schmidt can relate. The righthander, off to a terrific start last season — 5-3 with a 2.52 ERA through 11 starts — suffered a lat strain during a May 26 outing in San Diego and missed more than three months. His next big-league start was Sept. 7.