Severino Brings Major League Stuff to Brevard County


Luis Severino

New York Yankees right-hander Luis Severino made a rehab start at Space Coast Stadium Sunday, pitching three innings of two-hit baseball and helping the Tampa Yankees toa 6-4 win and a series sweep.

Severino, who made four starts in the Florida State League back in 2014, was back for an encore performance Sunday and he did not disappoint. A sampling of his fastball included 95, 97, 98 and 99.4. Those were all in the first inning. He consistently kept it in the low-to-mid 90’s throughout his time on the mound. 

Severino, who is recovering from a right-triceps strain looked good in his first outing. He is 0-6 with the Yankees so far this season and reports out of New York this season are that he has lost command, but he seemed well on his way to regaining it in this outing. Obviously, pitching against Advanced-A talent is much different from facing Major League hitters, but his speeds will not vary much from what he threw on Sunday and those were impressive.

“Feels great to be back,” Severino said after the outing. “My arm feels good so that is all that matters. I was working on a couple things like my change-up and my slider, just working first pitch strikes and throwing my breaking stuff.” He smiled a bit when told his fastball seemed to be just fine. “My arm feels good,” he said. 

Severino gave up two hits on Sunday, a single to Manatees’ shortstop Angel Ortega in the first inning and a double off the base of the wall, to left fielder Elvis Rubio in the second inning. He also struck out two batters, throwing 27 of 43 pitches for strikes.

Luis Severino
Luis Severino
“I think anytime there’s a big league rehab guy or first-round pick type guy that you know is a top prospect, usually guys gear up a little more for that,” said Manatees manager Joe Ayrault. “Especially a guy like today, because they know this is what they’re going to see when they get to the big leagues. It’s always good to face those guys and Ortega and Rubio hit the ball well against him.” 

Ayrault was impressed with Severino’s fastball, as everyone who sat in the park should’ve been. “He hit 97 a few times on our gun and I’m sure on TrackMan it was even faster than that, he said. As a matter of fact, trackman had speeds of 95, 97, 98 and 99.4. When Ayrault heard the last number, his response: “That’s flat bringing it.”

Severino was not sure how long he would be with Tampa, but when asked if his teammates asked for any advice or anything, he said “No, nobody’s asked me anything, but I want to be a leader to these guys and show them effort. When I come back, I want to do a good job.” Severino was a man of few words after Sunday’s game, but he definitely let his right arm speak for him. Hopefully Brevard County was the launching pad to get him back on track with the Bronx Bombers.

This article originally appeared on the now defunct Examiner.com on 5/29/16

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