The New York Yankees on Wednesday reinstated left-hander CC Sabathia from the MLB suspended list and moved him to the 10-day injured list as he continues his rehabilitation from offseason cardiac and knee surgeries.
To fill his roster spot, they recalled right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The 24-year-old is scheduled to start Wednesday afternoon against Detroit at Yankee Stadium.
Sabathia, 38, who is heading into 19th major league season, could miss as many as two starts, pushing his 2019 season debut to the middle of April, manager Aaron Boone said previously.
He served a five-game suspension for plunking Tampa Bay Rays catcher Jesus Sucre in an apparent retaliation move on Sept. 27.
Sabathia has announced that this will be the final season. He is 246-153 with a 3.70 ERA in 538 starts for the Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers and Yankees. He was 9-7 over 29 starts for the Yankees last season with a 3.65 ERA.
In nine games (four starts) with the Yankees in 2018, Loaisiga went 2-0 with a 5.11 ERA.