TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Yankees designated hitter-left fielder Hideki Matsui had the start of his minor league rehab assignment delayed twice Thursday due to rain.
On the disabled list since June 27 with an injured left knee, Matsui was scheduled to DH in a noon game with the Gulf Coast Yankees. But after driving about 80 miles to Kissimmee, Fla., the game against the GCL Braves was postponed by rain.
After returning to the Yankees’ spring training complex, Matsui was scheduled to play in a home night game for Class-A Tampa. That game was postponed by wet grounds.
Joba Chamberlain left the Yankees’ complex for New York on Thursday after spending a week undergoing treatment for right rotator cuff tendinitis. The right-hander, who hurt his shoulder during a start against Texas on Aug. 4, is expected to start a throwing program Friday.
Also, right-hander Dan Giese, injured in Wednesday’s game with Minnesota, will be placed on the 15-day disabled list with rotator cuff tendinitis. He was examined Thursday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
The Yankees will fill Giese’s roster spot on Friday.
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