Michael Pineda

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FILE - In this May 11, 2017, file photo, New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda pauses during the team's baseball game against the Houston Astros in New York. Pineda is set to have Tommy John surgery this week, likely putting him out of action until at least late next year. The Yankees said Pineda will have surgery Tuesday, July 18, to repair a torn ligament in his right elbow. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

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Tampa Bay Rays' Corey Dickerson, left, high fives third base coach Charlie Montoyo after hitting a home run off New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 5, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda talks to catcher Gary Sanchez (24) as he struggles against the Tampa Bay Rays during the second inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 5, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda throws against the Philadelphia Phillies in the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game, Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda throws in the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Thursday, March 9, 2017, in Kissimmee, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

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Home plate umpire Gerry Davis, right, confers on the mound with New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda, left, and shortstop Derek Jeter (2) in the second inning of the Yankees' baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Pineda was ejected after a foreign substance was found on his neck. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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In this April 23, 2014 photo taken from video and provided by ESPN, home plate umpire Gerry Davis touches the neck of New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda in the second inning of the Yankees' baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston. Pineda was ejected after umpires found a foreign substance on his neck. (AP Photo/ESPN)

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In this April 23, 2014 photo taken from video and provided by ESPN, home plate umpire Gerry Davis touches the neck of New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda in the second inning of the Yankees' baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston. Pineda was ejected after umpires found a foreign substance on his neck. (AP Photo/ESPN)

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Home plate umpire Gerry Davis touches the neck of New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda in the second inning of the Yankees' baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Pineda was ejected after umpires found with a foreign substance on his neck. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda delivers to the Boston Red Sox during the first inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Home plate umpire Gerry Davis, right, confers on the mound with New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda, left; shortstop Derek Jeter (2); and others in the second inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Pineda was ejected after umpires found with a foreign substance on his neck.(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Home plate umpire Gerry Davis ejects New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda after a foreign substance was discovered on his neck in the second inning of the Yankees' baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Home plate umpire Gerry Davis touches the neck of New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda in the second inning of the Yankees' baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Pineda was ejected after umpires found with a foreign substance on his neck. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)