Ivan Nova set to make Friday rehab start

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 13: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Ivan Nova #47 of the New York Yankees in action against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on April 13, 2014 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees defeated the Red Sox 3-2. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) On the road to recovery from Tommy John surgery, Ivan Nova will make his third and final minor leauge rehab start on Friday, June 19th. According to Christina De Nicola of yankees.com, it has not been decided if Nova will throw with the Yankees Triple-A team, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, or the Yankees Double-A team, the Trenton Thunder. The target for Nova to return is by the end of June, as the Yankees plan to activate Nova and place him in the starting rotation after Friday’s rehab start.

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