MIAMI – Luis Gil beamed as he stood in front of his assigned locker in the visitors’ clubhouse at loanDepot park on Saturday afternoon, his long wait nearly over.

Nearly a full year after becoming the first Yankees pitcher to win the American League’s Rookie of the Year Award since Dave Righetti in 1981, Gil is ready to get back on the mound in a Major League game, set to make his season debut Sunday against the Marlins.

“From the moment I got hurt, immediately I just wanted to be out there,” Gil said through an interpreter. “It’s been a long process, but I think we’ve done a really good job at following the plan in place to get back on the field and get healthy again.”

Gil has been out of action since Feb. 28, when he cut a bullpen session short after just five pitches at the Yanke

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