CHICAGO — The Yankees will be getting their flexible, soft-tossing left-hander back on Tuesday when they play their first game with rosters expanding from 26 to 28 players.

Manager Aaron Boone is excited about Ryan Yarbrough returning after more than two months on the injured list with an oblique train.

“He was huge for us in whatever role,” Boone said of Yarbrough, who is 3-1 with a 3.98 ERA in 16 games, half of them starts. “Obviously he went into the rotation and pitched well there. He did a really good job out of the ‘pen in different roles, whether it was picking us up with some length on a given day, whether it was a shorter outing where we needed run up through a lefty lane.

“He’s really a valuable part of our pitching staff and I’m excited to get him back.”

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