The New York Yankees placed reliever Fernando Cruz on the 15-day injured list Thursday with inflammation in his right shoulder. The move is retroactive to Monday for the 35-year-old right-hander, who has not pitched since last Saturday's 3-2 loss to the New York Mets.

New York Yankees reliever Fernando Cruz has been placed on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation, five days after the right-hander felt pain in an outing against the New York Mets

The New York Yankees have placed reliever Fernando Cruz on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation, the team announced Thursday morning. Manager Aaron Boone said Cruz was dealing with “shoulder stuff” and hadn’t been available to pitch “the last couple of days” following Wednesday’s 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium.