NEW YORK -- Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson will start a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment Thursday, and slugger Giancarlo Stanton could begin one as soon as this weekend.
New York manager Aaron Boone said Donaldson, sidelined since April 5 by a strained right hamstring, will report to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday. His first rehab assignment was cut short after one game with Double-A Somerset on April 18.
Boone said Donaldson likely will play the field Thursday, be a designated hitter Friday, be off Saturday and play Sunday.
New York opens a three-game series in Seattle on Monday, then plays at the Los Angeles Dodgers starting June 2.