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5 Potential Yankees Backup Plans If Andy Pettitte Never Returns for October

feels like Andy Pettitte has been out of commission about as long as Michael Pineda, but he'll soon be back.

According to a report from Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, Pettitte was able to throw 55 pitches on flat ground in Chicago at U.S. Cellular Field on Wednesday. Out since June with a broken left fibula, the New York Yankees' 40-year-old lefty is getting closer to throwing pitches from the mound.

After that, the next step may be a simulated game or two before Pettitte is ready for game action. A return sometime in September has been the prognosis for him all along, and it's looking right now like he will indeed be able to make it back sometime in the next few weeks.

But here's a hypothetical: What if Pettitte isn't able to make it back in ...

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