Yankees plan to activate Andy Pettitte on Monday The Yankees plan to activate Andy Pettitte from the disabled list on Monday and start the left-hander that night against the Cleveland Indians. Pettitte, who turns 41 next month, came out of a start against Seattle on May 16 because of a tight left trapezius muscle, near his pitching shoulder. He went on the DL the following day. Pettitte said Thursday that the injury essentially was a back spasm. He threw 76 pitches in a simulated game Tuesday in Florida. I was pretty locked up back there. If I had to miss a start where we were, with the rotation and stuff like that, it was probably the best thing to do for the team," Pettitte said. I felt pretty confident that it would just be the two weeks. He's been unable to get into a rhythm between starts. "That's been frustrating for me just because I have a certain routine, and I want to be on it," he said. And, obviously, you've got everyone saying you may be doing too much, you might be doing this, you might doing that. First baseman Mark Teixeira and third baseman Kevin Youkilis are likely to be activated for Friday's series opener against Boston following two-day minor league injury rehabilitation assignments at Double-A Trenton. Teixeira had a partially torn tendon sheath in his right wrist, sustained while taking batting practice with the U.S. at the World Baseball Classic on March 5. Youkilis has not played since April 27 because of a back injury. If they're here tomorrow, I'll be happy. If they're here the next day, I'll be happy," manager Joe Girardi said. So when they get here, they get here. Girardi said he wasn't sure whether he would keep Robinson Cano batting second when the pair return. "You want him to have as many at-bats as possible," Girardi said. That's the bottom line. NOTES: OF Hideki Matsui intends to sign a one-day minor league contract with the Yankees on July 28 and again announce his retirement that day. The Yankees plan to honour the 2009 World Series MVP during a pregame ceremony that day and will give the first 18,000 fans Hideki Matsui bobbleheads. Matsui wore No. 55, and July 28 is the Yankees" originally scheduled 55th home game. Matsui played for the Yankees from 2003-09 and announced his retirement in December after 10 seasons with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League and 10 in the major leagues. He played for the Yankees from 2003-09, driving in six runs in the 2009 World Series finale, then spent one season each with the Los Angeles Angels, Oakland and Tampa Bay. "Even through his knee injuries, he found a way to always get big hits for the New York Yankees," Girardi said. You will hear every player to a man say what a great teammate he was.