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CHICAGO — The Yankees are not far away from getting one of their trade deadline additions back in the fold.

Austin Slater began a rehab assignment Friday night with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, going 2-for-3 across five innings in left field as he comes back from a hamstring strain that he suffered Aug. 4.

The outfielder is expected to play again Sunday and likely get a third game under his belt Tuesday before the Yankees consider activating him.

“We’ll see over the next few days what makes the most sense,” manager Aaron Boone said Friday at Rate Field before a 10-2 win over the White Sox

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