Yankees Provide Bleak Injury Update on Cousin of $180 Million Star originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The prospect of Yankees reliever Jake Cousins and his brother, star NFL quarterback Kirk Cousins both succeeding in the MLB and NFL provided a rarely-seen spectacle.

BOSTON — So much for Jake Cousins providing the Yankees with a bullpen boost this summer. Now, Cousins is suddenly in danger of missing the rest of this season and possibly all of next year as well.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. appears to have dodged another bullet on the injury front, but the mounting number of nagging issues is giving him a headache.

New York Yankees right-handed reliever Jake Cousins hasn't pitched at the major league level this season as he recovers from a flexor strain in his elbow. Cousins opened the season on the 60-day injured list,

Yankees reliever Jake Cousins may need Tommy John surgery, putting his season—and possibly 2026—in jeopardy amid a tough injury stretch.

The reliever joined the club on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium as a fresh bullpen arm after the Yankees optioned lefty Brent Headrick to Triple-A earlier in the day.

The New York Yankees’ right-handed ace won’t throw a single inning all year. He tore his UCL and is out for the season after spring Tommy John surgery. But it sounds like Cole is finding a new way to keep himself busy.

Yankees bullpen uncertain as injury concerns grow originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Yankees optioned Brent Headrick to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre a fter Wednesday night’s win in Kansas City. No corresponding move has been announced yet, but the bullpen is down a man, and the options are thinning out.