Yankees Receive 'Pretty Good News' on Jordan Montgomery's Shoulder MRI

New York Yankees left-handed pitcher Jordan Montgomery has been on the road back after undergoing Tommy John surgery last year. However, his recovery was met with sudden concern after the lefty experienced discomfort and suffered a setback in his shoulder, an entirely different part of his body, this week.

Montgomery needed an MRI to see what was bothering him, and after getting the results back, it could've been a lot worse.

Jordan Montgomery has shoulder inflammation, according to Aaron Boone, but otherwise the MRI was clean. He'll be shut down for two weeks.
— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) June 20, 2019

According to manager Aaron Boone, Montgomery has shoulder inflammation and will be shut down for a few weeks. Outside of that, the MRI was clean.

Who knows if Montgomery will be able to pitch this year (he wasn't expected back until August anyway), but outside of the MRI showing inflammation, Boone thinks they got "pretty good news" about the kid's status.

Aaron Boone said the Yankees got “pretty good news” on Jordan Montgomery’s MRI, which showed inflammation. He won’t throw for two weeks. Boone said “we’ll see” if Montgomery is still able to pitch this year.
— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) June 20, 2019

Boone is right. Montgomery could've been headed under the knife again to clean things up, but instead, he'll be shut down briefly, and hopefully won't have any discomfort when he ramps things up again.

This setback will quite likely keep Montgomery out for the rest of the 2019 season, but it could've been worse.