Austin Slater Injury: Kicking off rehab assignment

Slater (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday.

Slater landed on the 10-day injured list nearly four weeks ago due to a strained left hamstring but is ready to test himself in a game environment. He shouldn't require more than a handful of games in the minors being reinstated to the Yankees' active roster. When he returns, Slater will see some reps against left-handed pitching.