Schmidt will have the surgery Friday, and the procedure will be performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Dallas. The 29-year-old right-hander will join Gerrit Cole as the second Yankee to undergo the surgery. Cole, the 2023 AL Cy Young Award winner, was operated on in March.

New York Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair the torn UCL in his pitching elbow on Friday, manager Aaron Boone told reporters prior to Thursday's game against the Seattle Mariners.

Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt will undergo Tommy John surgery for the second time and will miss at least the rest of this season, manager Aaron Boone said.