Jon Berti was supposed to be playing in rehab games this weekend. Instead, the utility infielder will be in New York on Saturday to receive another PRP Dylan Covey Jersey injection on his calf after suffering a setback within the last week, before the Yankees hope he can begin to ramp up his running again next week. Its not imminent now, manager Aaron Boone said before at Yankee Stadium to start the second half of the season. The setback was minor, its not like it took him back to [the start]. Its going to be a little bit longer. Yankees utilityman Jon Berti will be in New York on Saturday to receive another PRP injection on his calf after suffering a setback within the last week. AP Berti, who has been out since May 25 with a left calf strain, is an important piece in that he could have returned to start at third base, where DJ LeMahieu has been struggling mightily since returning from his own injury. The 34-year-old Berti, who also offers protection at second base, shortstop and even left field, was batting .273 with four seals and a .649 OPS before getting hurt. Explore More The Yankees were already expected to be in the market for a corner infielder ahead of the July 30 trade deadline, but now they are unlikely to have Berti back before then. Clarke Schmidt, who has been out since the end of May with a right lat strain, is set to throw his first bullpen se sion on Saturday since being shut down for four weeks. Schmidt described it as a light se sion, but said if all goes well, he would throw a full-blown bullpen se sion on Tuesday. The right-hander, who had posted a 2.52 ERA acro s 11 starts, remains a po sibility to return in August and said his rehab proce s has gone smoothly so far. Clarke Schmidt Jason Szenes for the New York Post Really happy with where everythings at, feeling really good, he said. Mentally, theres no roadblocks as far as holding back or anything like that. Anthony Rizzo has still not been able to do much in his recovery from an arm fracture. Hes definitely making progre s, but its slow, Boone said. After the Yankees on Sunday optioned reliever Scott Effro s to Triple-A, where he can continue building back from Tommy John and back surgery, Boone said its important for the reliever to just keep pitching. [Were] paying attention to it and hopefully at some point hes ready to come up and help us, Boone said. Cody Poteet (triceps strain) has advanced to throwing lightly off the mound, but said he is close to throwing an official bullpen se sion. Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! The Yankees took another flier on a lefty, signing Thomas Pannone to a minor league deal and a signing him to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The 30-year-old has a career 5.46 ERA acro s 50 major league games (13 starts) with the Blue Jays and Brewers. He was starting for the Cubs Triple-A affiliate this season, posting a 4.37 ERA in 19 starts before his release Wednesday. Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman and some of his players were on the field Friday to watch the Yankees take batting practice. Freeman spent time talking with Boone and a few Yankees. The Fighting Irish are scheduled to face Army at Yankee Stadium in November. Omar Narvaez Jersey