The Yankees have taken yet another body blow.

Clarke Schmidt will “likely” undergo Tommy John surgery, manager Aaron Boone said Saturday, which will knock him out for the rest of this season and most, if not all, of next year.

Schmidt had emerged as a valuable and consistent starter, but now will need his second Tommy John surgery after initially having one in 2017.

The Yankees’ season began with Gerrit Cole undergoing his own second Tommy John surgery in March. Luis Gil has also been out all season with a high-grade lat strain that will likely keep him sidelined until August.

Schmidt’s surgery — he is in the process of gathering additional opinions, but Boone conceded surgery seems “inevitable” — could force the Yankees to acquire another starter before the July 31 trade deadline in addition to their needs in the bullpen and infield.

Boone described Schmidt as “devastated,” but said the 29-year-old right-handed is already trying to flip the page to attacking the rehab process.

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