Either Austin Wells or Luis Gil could become the first Yankees to win the AL Rookie of the Year Award since Aaron Judge in 2017.

The New York Yankees would be glad to see Austin Wells beat out his teammate Luis Gil for Rookie of the Year honors. They may never admit it, but it's the truth.

While Gil made his return from the IL on Friday, Clarke Schmidt is set to do the same Saturday, giving the Yankees a rotation crunch if everyone stays healthy. Boone has said one starter is likely to end up in the bullpen, and it is easy to imagine Gil’s shutdown stuff playing well at the back end.

Luis Gil goes for the Yankees, bringing his 3.18 ERA and 27.5-percent strikeout rate to bear against a Seattle lineup that is the definition of median. In his two starts since coming off the IL, Gil’s thrown 11 innings against the Cubs and Royals,

Luis Gil pitched six sparkling innings in his return from a back injury, leading the New York Yankees to a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

Gleyber Torres walked, Juan Soto singled and Aaron Judge grounded an RBI double over third base and down the leftfield line to make it 1-0. Austin Wells, continuing to produce in the cleanup spot, lined a two-run single to left-center for a 3-0 lead.