DJ LeMahieu nears rehab assignment; Gerrit Cole throws BP session

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MINNEAPOLIS -- Injured Yankees players DJ LeMahieu and Gerrit Cole are headed back to New York after spending time rehabbing at the team's complex in Tampa, Florida, with LeMahieu likely to start a rehab assignment later this week.

LeMahieu took live at-bats and worked defensively before making the trip to New York while the Yankees begin a three-game series in Minnesota. Manager Aaron Boone said LeMahieu, who has been out all season after a non-displaced fracture of his right foot during spring training, would likely start a minor league rehab assignment on Thursday or Friday.

"Definitely want him to play games and get some volume under his belt," Boone said…