The Yankees left-hander threw a bullpen session before Monday's Subway Series opener against the New York Mets and said his right knee felt much better.
Sabathia left a start at Toronto in pain last Tuesday with knee inflammation.
He threw about 30 pitches Monday and plans to throw another bullpen in a few days.
With Sabathia and right-hander Masahiro Tanaka on the disabled list, right-hander Luis Cessa was recalled from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to start against the Mets on Monday and left-hander Caleb Smith was optioned to the Triple-A farm team.
The Arizona Diamondbacks put outfielder David Peralta on the paternity leave list after the birth of his first child.
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