HOUSTON — The Yankees have been without Jacoby Ellsbury for more than five weeks, but that could change by the time they get back to the Bronx.
Ellsbury tested his sprained right knee by running the bases on Saturday, something he’s scheduled to do again on Sunday. If all goes well, he could be sent for a minor-league rehab assignment within a day or two.
“If we can get through these couple of days where he does well, we could really start to talk about a rehab assignment,” Joe Girardi said. “Then you’re talking about him getting pretty close.