(Brad Penner - Imagn Images)1 / 2Yankees option RHP Luis Gil to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre following poor start1 / 2Yankees option RHP Luis Gil to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre following poor start2 / 2Yankees option RHP Luis Gil to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre following poor start (Brad Penner - Imagn Images)Robert SanchezSun, April 26, 2026 at 10:19 PM UTC·1 min readFollowing their 7-4 loss to the Houston Astros on Sunday, the Yankees optioned right-hander Luis Gil to the minors after he struggled on the mound once again.

Gil lasted just four innings in New York’s series finale in Houston and allowed six earned runs on five hits, including two home runs, three walks and a hit by pitch.

Through four starts this season, the 27-year-old is 1-2 and owns a 6.05 ERA (1.34 WHIP) with nine strikeouts in 19.1 innings. Gil has also allowed the most home runs (six), walks (11) and earned runs (13) among Yankees starters despite pitching 12 fewer innings than anybody else on the staff.

The 2024 AL Rookie of the Year began the season with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre despite having no injury designation, as he failed to impress the organization enough in spring training, where he had a 4.66 ERA in six starts while allowing 20 hits, including six home runs, in 19.1 innings.

In one start for the RailRiders, Gil went 4.2 innings and allowed three earned runs on four hits and four walks. Still, the right-hander was called up on April 10 when he made his season debut against the Tampa Bay Rays and allowed three earned runs in four innings during that outing.

In his career spanning 51 starts, Gil is 21-11 with a 3.68 ERA (1.27 WHIP).