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| 25th May, 2008 - 4:45 pm | MLB.com - Jorge Posada is inching closer to returning to the lineup for the Yankees as he will begin a rehab assignment in Tampa on Monday, according to MLB.com.
Posada, who is going crazy through his first-ever stay on the disabled list, hasn't played since April 26 because of tendinitis in his right rotator cuff.
"We would hope to have him back within two weeks," Yankees' Manager Joe Girardi said on Sunday. "If everything continues to progress, we feel that we'll have him back within two weeks. But that's saying there are no extra days off because he needs it. But right now, every step of the process has gone the way we wanted it to go."
Posada left on Sunday for Tampa, where he will play in an extended spring training game on Monday. The team would like for the catcher to play at least five games in Florida.
"I'm looking forward to getting ready to start playing up here," said Posada, who was batting .308 when he was shut down. "It's just a matter of getting ready, getting comfortable and getting behind the plate." [READ] |
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