MLB: Yankees place Phil Hughes on 15-day DL

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Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique. The team made the announcement during Wednesday’s game against the Tigers.

Hughes, the youngest pitcher in the Major Leagues at 21, took a pounding in the Yankees’ 6-4 loss to the Tigers at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday.

Hughes, 0-4 with a 9.00 ERA in six starts this month, was next scheduled to start against the Mariners on Sunday. The Yankees did not immediately announce a substitute probable pitcher for that game.

Earlier Wednesday, general manager Brian Cashman had said that Hughes was in the club’s starting rotation and that they had not made any alterations.

“Clearly, we have a player who we have high hopes for in the long term,” Cashman said. “We’ll evaluate what’s best for him based on that.”