Yankees pitcher Luis Gil will be sidelined for at least three months because of his lat strain and designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton would have surgery on his elbows only as a last resort, according

Gil, the reigning AL Rookie of the Year, went to New York for a second MRI that revealed a high-grade lat strain.

Giancarlo Stanton will return to New York for a third round of platelet-rich plasma injections in his ailing elbows on Monday