Gil stopped a bullpen session on Feb. 28 because of tightness in his pitching shoulder, and an MRI later revealed the lat strain. He was shut down from throwing for at least six weeks, and at the time the Yankees said he would not return until June at the earliest.

The Yankees lost all three games this weekend to the Marlins, whose record rose to 55-55 while Aaron Boone's club sunk to third place in the AL East.