Earlier this week, the New York Yankees announced that Derek Jeter will not be playing for the rest of the season.
General manager Brian Cashman announced that the team has put the shortstop back on the disabled list, saying his season “is effectively over.”
“I think it’s important that we don’t put him in position to have further damage,” Cashman said. “So today I met with Derek and told him this is what we’ve decided to do. Obviously, it’s not an easy situation.”
Jeter’s 2013 season comes to an end after playing only 17 games. The 2013 season saw him make three attempts to return from the disabled list after recurring injuries related to the broken left ankle he suffered during last year’s playoffs.
“It’s very disappointing not to be able to play, especially this time of year,” Jeter said. “This is when I want to play the most. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. The entire year has been pretty much a nightmare for me physically, so I guess it’s fitting that it ends like this.”
Jeter, who hit .316 in 2012, only managed to bat .190 in 2013, with one home run and seven RBIs.
“It seemed like every time he came back, he was fine and then he would play a couple of days and something would happen,” manager Joe Girardi said. “It seemed to be the repeated days that seemed to get to him a little bit. And that was frustrating to him and it was frustrating to all of us because we wanted him out there. And I think that’s why we decided to shut him down.”
