BOSTON, June 2 (UPI) -- New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens was scratched Saturday from a scheduled start against the Chicago White Sox Monday due to fatigue in his right groin.
Clemens has pitched in three minor league starts since the Yankees signed him to a prorated $28 million contract May 6. The seven-time Cy Young Award winner will be revaluated in Tampa, Fla.
New York was hoping Clemens would be able to help the team make a major turnaround this season. The Yankees are 23-30, 13 1/2 games behind the first-place Boston Red Sox in the American League East.
Clemens spent the past three seasons with the Houston Astros. He pitched with the Yankees from 1999 through 2003.
An 11-time All-Star, Clemens ranks eighth in major league history with 348 victories.
He is one of just four pitchers with more than 4,000 strikeouts. His 4,604 trail only Nolan Ryan on the all-time list.
