TORONTO — The Yankees settled on their Game 1 starter for the ALDS, picking Luis Gil over Will Warren.

“I feel like he’s ready for this and in line and trust him to handle the situation,” Aaron Boone said of Gil with the Yankees working out at the Rogers Centre on Friday. The manager added that he wants to keep Warren as a bullpen option for now.

Gil only made 11 starts this season, as a spring training lat injury delayed his season debut until Aug. 3. He posted strong surface numbers, recording a 3.32 ERA over 57 innings. However, he struggled with command, and he’s lacked the velocity and strikeout stuff that made him the American League Rookie of the Year in 2024.

“I think it’s a matter of experience and growing as a pitcher,” Gil said of his strikeout numbers being down. “You find

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