Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodón will begin a minor league rehab assignment Saturday as he works to return from left elbow inflammation. Rodón is to throw close to 50 pitches for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and could make another rehab start with an increased pitch count. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Rodón could return to the team early in a piggyback situation, similar to Max Fried's return from a bruised left elbow July 22.

Rodón was placed on the 15-day injured list July 3 after his velocity slightly decreased during a June 28 loss at Boston. He had platelet-rich plasma injections. In the fourth season of a $162 million, six-year contract, Rodón is 4-2 with a 3.30 ERA in nine starts this season after missing the first month recovering from offseason elbow surgery.

Rodón had surgery Oct. 15 to remove loose bodies in his left elbow and shave a bone spur. He then had a setback in late March with tightness in his right hamstring. He was 18-9 with a 3.09 ERA last season. Since joining the Yankees, Rodón is 41-28 with a 3.93 ERA in 88 starts.