The backstop's back. Well, almost.
Gary Sanchez could be rejoining the Yankees as soon as Saturday, manager Aaron Boone said, provided his rehab assignment on Thursday goes off without a hitch. Sanchez (strained groin) caught all nine innings of a Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre game Wednesday, and went 0-for-4 at the plate. Thursday was his fourth rehab game and his first time catching back to back games.
Sanchez first hurt his groin in late June, and missed a little less than three weeks. He returned on July 20, played three games, and promptly re-injured it. If he returns Saturday, it will be the same day rosters expand.
"I can't wait to get him back," Boone said. "I think he's physically in a really good place right now. He's responded well to all these games. ... So far, so good. He's bounced back. This will be his first back-to-back nine-inning catching, so we want to see that. He's responded well. He's moving really well. ... The work he's put behind the scenes we're really happy with."
