Jeter suffers major setback

Yankees Blog | ESPN New York — New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter has been diagnosed with a small crack in his surgically repaired left ankle, a setback which will keep him sidelined until after the All-Star break. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman made the announcement before Thursday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Jeter originally dislocated the ankle in Game 1 of the ALCS in October. "We have to back off and let that heal," Cashman said of the small crack in the bone.

New York Yankees April 18, 2013

Breaking news: Jeter breaks ankle again

The LoHud Yankees Blog | Journal News — Derek Jeter has what Brian Cashman called a new, small fracture in the left ankle. Cashman said he’s out now until after the All-Star break. Jeter made a visit to Dr. Robert Anderson — who did the original surgery Oct. 20 after the first break happened in Game 1 of the ALCS a week prior [...]The post Breaking news: Jeter breaks ankle again appeared first on The LoHud Yankees Blog.

New York Yankees April 18, 2013

Jeter progresses

Yankees Blog | ESPN New York — From the AP: TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has resumed on-field hitting after being shut down last month by left ankle soreness. Jeter took 32 swings in batting practice Wednesday at the Yankees' minor league complex. The 38-year-old superstar also ran for the second consecutive day. The Yankees captain hasn't played since appearing in a minor league spring training game as a designated hitter on March 23, when the ankle he broke in Game 1 of the ALCS last October bothered him while running.

New York Yankees April 10, 2013

Yankees' Jeter resumes on-field hitting

Yankees Blog | New York Post — TAMPA -- Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has resumed on-field hitting after being shut down last month by left ankle soreness. Jeter took 32 swings in batting practice Wednesday at the Yankees' minor league complex. The 38-year-old superstar also ran for the second consecutive day. The Yankees captain hasn't played since appearing in a minor league spring training game as a designated hitter on March 23, when the ankle he broke in Game 1 of the ALCS last October bothered him while running. While not going at full speed, Jeter looked smooth going three times from first to third and three times f...

New York Yankees April 10, 2013

Yankees' Jeter has 'stopped putting dates' on return to field

Yankees Blog | New York Post — AP Derek Jeter TAMPA -- Don't look for Derek Jeter to bounce off the DL on April 6 -- the first day the shortstop is eligible. Asked Tuesday about GM Brian Cashman's hope that Jeter would be available as soon as the DL stint ended, Jeter didn't know or care to predict when he will return to the middle of the Yankees' infield and top of the order. "I have stopped putting dates on it,'' Jeter said of his return from a fractured left ankle. From the time he was injured in the Game 1 of the ALCS against the Tigers, the plan was for Jeter to play Monday against the Red Sox on Opening Day at...

New York Yankees March 26, 2013

Yankees' Jeter shows spring in his step in Tampa

New York Daily News — Wednesday night’s game may not have counted in the standings, but it was far from meaningless for the Yankees. Nearly five months after he crumpled to the dirt with a broken left ankle, Derek Jeter was back at shortstop for the first time since he suffered the injury in the 12th inning of Game 1 of the ALCS.

New York Yankees March 14, 2013

Girardi to Jeter: You're no Ozzie

Yankees Blog | ESPN New York — TAMPA, Fla. -- Tonight is Derek Jeter's first game at shortstop since he needed to be helped off the field with a broken left ankle at Yankee Stadium last October 13 in the 12th inning of Game 1 of the ALCS against the Tigers. Manager Joe Girardi called it "a big step," but said he had just one piece of advice for Jeter: "Don't do what Ozzie Smith does. No cartwheels and no backflips. That's it," Girardi said before tonight's game against the Phillies at The Boss.

New York Yankees March 13, 2013

Plan for Jeter: Shortstop on Wednesday

Yankees Blog | ESPN New York — TAMPA, Fla. --- After playing in his second game of the spring as a designated hitter, Derek Jeter expects to start at shortstop on Wednesday night against the Phillies at Steinbrenner Field. "That's the plan," Jeter said after going 0-for-2 on Monday. Jeter, 38, is returning from a broken left ankle sufferend in Game 1 of the ALCS in early October. Later in October, he had surgery to repair it. Jeter said he won't know for certain if he will start Wednesday until he sees how he feels Tuesday.

New York Yankees March 11, 2013

Jeter singles on first pitch

Yankees Blog | ESPN New York — TAMPA, Fla. -- The Captain is back. Playing in his first game since dislocating his ankle in Game 1 of the ALCS, Derek Jeter nailed the first pitch he saw from Atlanta Braves’ lefty Mike Minor into left for a hard single. The ensuing batter, Ichiro Suzuki, bounced out to short. Jeter slid into second without incident. He was called out.

New York Yankees March 9, 2013

Yankees' Jeter says he didn't know about stress fracture till after he broke foot

Yankees Blog | New York Post — TAMPA -- Not until Derek Jeter broke his left ankle did he know there was a stress fracture in the area. "When it broke,'' the Yankees shortstop answered this morning when asked at what point he was informed he had a stress fracture. Jeter suffered the injury in Game 1 of last year's ALCS against the Tigers. During the latter stages of the season Jeter fouled multiple balls off the foot. Tests showed a bone bruise but no stress reaction or fracture. When Jeter heard bone bruise he didn't ask for more tests. Sunday, Jeter said the injury went from a bone bruise to a stress fracture to a break. ...

New York Yankees February 18, 2013