Barring a last-minute setback, Luke Voit, who has been on the shelf since suffering an abdominal strain running the bases on June 29 against the Red Sox in London, will be activated from the injured list in time for Saturday’s game against the Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium.
Infielder Breyvic Valera, who was promoted from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on July 7 and started at second base that day against the Rays, was optioned back following the Yankees’ 4-0 win over the Blue Jays on Friday night. Valera didn’t play in the game.
Voit spent the All-Star break working out in Tampa and has satisfied the medical staff there that he is ready to return.