25 Mark Teixeira, 1B

Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira may return to the team next weekend after rehab games Wednesday and Thursday, MLB.com reports. He has yet to play this season while recovering from an injured wrist.

Lyle Overbay has served as the regular first baseman in Teixeira's absence.

Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira is slated to begin a rehab assignment Wednesday at Double-A Trenton, The Star-Ledger reports.

Teixeira, who is rehabbing an injured wrist, said he will need 50 at-bats at rehab, or likely between 10 and 15 games. He took six at-bats in a simulated game Friday and told reporters he felt "really good." Once he begins a rehab assignment, the Yankees must bring him back to the majors within 20 days barring another injury, so he should be back within about three weeks.

Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira (wrist), who recently took at-bats in simulated games, took part in batting practice Thursday in Tampa and could start his minor-league rehab assignment as early as Tuesday with Double-A Trenton, according to Newsday.

Teixeira, who was shifted to the 60-day disabled list earlier in the month, is not eligible to return to the Yankees' roster until May 30.

Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira took four simulated at-bats Tuesday, the Journal News reports. 

"They told me Tex saw 40 to 45 pitches in four ABs," manager Joe Girardi said of the at-bats in the simulated games being longer than normal at-bats. "I don't imagine that's (a real game). I don't know how you do that." 

While Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira was estatic about participating in a simulated game Monday, general manager Brian Cashman is tempering his excitement, per the New York Post.

"Until (Teixeira) is actually rehabbing in games...we'll hold our breath for a while, and then he'll go through spring training," Cashman said. "If that goes fine, then I'll believe at we're OK. But prior to that, I'm not gonna count my chickens yet. But I know he feels really good. I know he feels strongly that this is going to be successful, and that's great."