CHICAGO _ J.A. Happ's illness is behind him.
The veteran left-hander, who missed his last scheduled start because of a surprising case of hand, foot and mouth disease, should be able to take his next turn in the rotation, Thursday against the Rangers.
"He's out of the woods, virus-wise, not contagious," Aaron Boone said Monday before the Yankees started a three-game series against the White Sox.
"He'll be eligible to come off [the DL] Thursday and the idea will be, if everything goes well the next couple days, he'd be in line to start for us."
Happ, acquired just before the trade deadline from the Blue Jays, won his first start in pinstripes, July 29 against the Royals when he allowed one run over six innings. But the 35-year-old went on the DL soon after and was replaced in the rotation last Saturday at Fenway Park by rookie Chance Adams, who allowed three runs in five innings in his big-league debut.
