Mark Teixeira went 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly in his first rehab game with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday in his attempt to come back from torn cartilage in his right knee.
It was the first of three scheduled games Teixeira is expected to play with SWB before rejoining the Yankees on Saturday.
After the game, Teixeira told reporters his knee felt good.
The first baseman has been out since June 4 and if he suffers another setback, he expects his season to be over.
“The big thing is that he feels comfortable, that he can do everything he needs to do,’’ manager Joe Girardi said of Teixeira before Tuesday’s 8-4 loss to Colorado.