Thu 6/18/15 4:38 PM

Ellsbury (knee) ran the bases Thursday afternoon, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports. Ellsbury continues to progress in his recovery from a knee sprain, but he's still without a return timetable. The expectation is that he'll require a rehab stint before rejoining the Yankees, and the team should offer more clarity on the situation in the coming days. Originally, Ellsbury was hoping to be back with the team before the end of the month, but that looks to be rather unrealistic at this point.