New York Yankees reliever Scott Effross will be sidelined for an extended period with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain, manager Aaron Boone said Thursday.The right-hander's latest injury is "going t

Scott Effross is battling a Grade-2 hamstring strain, per manager Aaron Boone. The Indiana native has only appeared in three games in the last two seasons.

New York Yankees right-hander Scott Effross has a grade two hamstring strain, manager Aaron Boone told reporters Thursday, the latest setback for the injury-plagued reliever. Effross, 31, left his second spring training appearance after just one pitch Tuesday.