Yankees" Jeter to Start Playing Again MINNEAPOLIS - The Yankees announced Friday that Derek Jeter, who is recovering from a twice-broken left ankle, will begin his minor league rehabilitation assignment Saturday for Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Rich Schultz/Getty Images Derek Jeter will begin his minor league rehabilitation assignment Saturday. Jeter, 39, is expected to play at least five innings for the RailRiders, and could even be ahead of Alex Rodriguez in their race to come back to the Yankees. Jeter has been making a steady recovery in Tampa, Fla., playing in simulated games and running the bases. Now he will begin the next step before finally returning to the Yankees in what has been the longest absence of his career. Rodriguez, 37, who is returning from hip surgery, was scheduled to play in his third minor league rehab game Friday for Class A Tampa. He played only three innings and had two at-bats in his first game, with Class A Charleston, S.C. Jeter first injured his ankle in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series last October and thought he would be ready for opening day. But he broke the ankle again in spring training, and Saturday's game will be his first since then. As with Rodriguez, once he starts playing, the Yankees have 20 days to call him up or put him back on the disabled list.