Gil stopped a bullpen session on Feb. 28 because of tightness in his pitching shoulder, and an MRI later revealed the lat strain. He was shut down from throwing for at least six weeks, and at the time the Yankees said he would not return until June at the earliest.

The Yankees (60-52), who are 4 ½ games behind the Blue Jays in the AL East and 1 ½ games behind the second-place Red Sox, were swept by the Marlins for the first time in franchise history and have lost 27 of their last 45 games.

The Yankees lost a 7-3 contest to the Marlins on Sunday , completing Miami's first ever sweep over New York. The game was significant in other ways for both squads. To wit, the wi