Local Prospect Dan Burawa Tears Oblique at Yankees Camp

New York Yankees pitching prospect Dan Burawa, a former Rocky Point Eagle, had been with his performance during Spring Training.

Unfortunately for the young right-hander, who was slated to start the season in Trenton with the Yankees' Double-A affiliate, he suffered a torn oblique Sunday and will be out for a while.

Burawa took to Twitter (@dannyburawa) to send a message to his fans.

"Appreciate all the concern, yeah I'm bummed but its a lesson in making your body strong for the long haul.. Be back stronger asap," he tweeted.

According to a report on the LoHud Yankees Blog, the team thought it was a rib cage injury until they found the tear in his oblique. Burawa is expected to miss "quite a bit of time."

Erik Boland, the Yankees Beat writer for Newsday, said on his twitter @EBoland11, "Bad break for LIer Dan Burawa, who made good impression on Yanks & scouts in 3 ST outings. Torn oblique. was slated to start yr in trenton."

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