The New York Yankees and their fanbase are holding their breaths after Clark Schmidt left his start against the Toronto Blue Jays early.

New York Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt exited his start on Thursday against the Toronto Blue Jays after experiencing forearm tightness, the club announced. Yankees manager Aaron Boone opted for reliever Clayton Beeter to replace Schmidt on the mound.

New York Yankees starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt was lifted after just three innings on Thursday night against the Toronto Blue Jays, and they did not give a promising update when they revealed why. The Yankees say Schmidt left the game due to forearm tightness.

The New York Yankees face the Toronto Blue Jays in the finale of a 4-game set at Rogers Centre in Toronto Thursday.

Its Thursday, July 3 and the Yankees (48-38) are in Toronto to take on the Blue Jays (48-38). Clarke Schmidt is slated to take the mound for New York against Chris Bassitt for Toronto. The Jays have taken the first three games of the series,

The Toronto Blue Jays wasted an eight-run lead, then outlasted the Yankees 11-9 as George Springer scored the go-ahead run on Devin Williams’ eighth-inning wild pitch to tie New York for the AL East l