Ellsbury runs bases, may return this weekend

NEW YORK — Jacoby Ellsbury tested his tight right hip by running the bases at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday afternoon, and while the outfielder is not moving at full speed, the Yankees are hopeful that he will return to the lineup this weekend against the White Sox.

“He is making progress; he is not ready to play,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said of Ellsbury. “He is not running at enough of a percentage that I’m comfortable putting him in there. I will talk to him to see if he’s available to pinch-hit yet. Right now, he’s not quite ready, but he’s making progress, which is good.”

Ellsbury has not played since the Yankees faced the Red Sox on Friday, when he injured his hip while rounding third base on an aggressive steal.

“What we did is we increased the intensity today from yesterday,” Girardi said. “We will try to increase it …

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