New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius has been cleared for baseball activities, manager Aaron Boone said during a pregame interview with ESPN 98.7 on Wednesday.
Gregorius tore cartilage in his right wrist sliding into home with the winning run in Saturday's game against the Baltimore Orioles. Boone initially said he feared Gregorius would not return in the regular season and might miss some of the postseason.
Gregorius, however, predicted on Monday that he would be back this week.
"He got good news, cleared to go," Boone said. "He might be down there as we speak doing his tee and toss.