Derek Jeter insists he’s down with an ankle injury, but not out of the season. “No doubt,” Jeter said at a news conference Thursday at Yankee Stadium, where he addressed his latest setback from a fractured ankle. “When you have doubt, that is when you have trouble.” Last week, Jeter was diagnosed with a small [...]
Derek Jeter Sidelined Again With Ankle Fracture
April 19, 2013 | Posted by
Derek Jeter, the New York Yankees’ captain, has a small crack in his surgically repaired left ankle, a setback that will keep him sidelined until after the All-Star break. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman made the announcement before Thursday night’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Jeter originally dislocated the ankle in Game 1 of the [...]
Yankees’ Derek Jeter Resumes On-Field Hitting After Ankle Injury
April 11, 2013 | Posted by
New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter resumed on-field hitting Wednesday after being sidelined by left ankle soreness for the last month. The 38-year-old Jeter resumed his running program on Tuesday and took 32 swings in batting practice Wednesday at the Yankees’ minor league complex. The Yankees shortstop has not appeared in any regular season games. [...]
Mariano Rivera Completes Comeback, Makes 1st Save
April 5, 2013 | Posted by
Mariano Rivera, the best closer in baseball history who was coming off a torn ACL, appeared in his first New York Yankees’ game since sustaining the injury on May 3, 2012, and did what he has done better than anyone else in his position. That is, he got the job done. It was not vintage [...]
Derek Jeter Might Miss Yankees’ Opener As Ankle Is Tweaked
March 21, 2013 | Posted by
Derek Jeter’s surgically repaired left ankle has been bothering him, so much so that he could miss the New York Yankees’ Opening Day game against rival Boston on April 1. General manager Brian Cashman said Jeter could start the season on the disabled list. But ”at this stage, I just don’t know, so all I [...]
Rachel Robinson Grateful Mariano Rivera Last to Wear No. 42
March 8, 2013 | Posted by
Rachel Robinson, the wife of baseball trailblazer Jackie Robinson, said she was glad that the last New York Yankee to wear her husband’s No. 42 will be pitcher Mariano Rivera, who plans to announce his retirement Saturday after this season. “I’ve always been proud and pleased that Mariano was the one chosen to wear that [...]
Yankees’ Mariano Rivera to Retire After This Season
March 7, 2013 | Posted by
Mariano Rivera, the New York Yankees’ dominant closer, will announce his retirement on Saturday in Tampa, multiple news outlets report. Rivera is coming off a torn ACL to play his final season, at 43. He vowed after sustaining the injury in Kansas City last year that he would return. He said he did not want [...]
Yankees Lose Curtis Granderson; Out With Broken Arm
February 25, 2013 | Posted by
Curtis Granderson, the New York Yankees’ consistent outfielder, was struck Sunday by a pitch on his right forearm in his first spring training at bat, breaking it and sidelining him for up to 10 weeks. Granderson was hit by a 2-2 pitch from J.A. Happ. X-rays showed a fracture, offsetting an early report of a bruise. [...]
Mariano Rivera Looks Strong at Yankee Spring Training
February 14, 2013 | Posted by
Last May, New York Yankee Mariano Rivera, the dominant closer of his generation, crumbled to the warning track in Kansas City, writhing in pain with a torn ACL. He was 42 then, and it was widely speculated that Rivera’s amazing career was over. So, it was a quite a treat to see Rivera smiling and [...]
Derek Jeter Runs For The First Time Since Ankle Injury
February 11, 2013 | Posted by
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter reported to spring training on Monday and ran on a treadmill for the first time since breaking his left ankle in October. The 38-year-old Jeter showed up to the Yankees’ minor league complex in Tampa, Fla., a day before the catchers and pitchers were scheduled to report to spring [...]
