Derek Jeter Injury: Updates on Yankees Star’s Return from Ankle Surgery
Derek Jeter may be 38 years old, but the New York Yankees shortstop doesn’t look any closer to calling it quits on one of the greatest careers in MLB history.
UPDATE: Wednesday, March 20, at 1:30 p.m. ET by Timothy Rapp
General Manager Brian Cashman has chimed in on the Jeter injury. From the Associated Press (via ESPN):
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says he doesn’t know if injured captainDerek Jeter will be available to play for New York on Opening Day.
The shortstop received an anti-inflammatory injection in his surgically repaired left ankle and missed his second straight spring game on Wednesday.
“At this stage, I just don’t know, so all I can do is acknowledge it’s a possibility,” Cashman said when asked if Jeter would be ready for Opening Day.
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UPDATE: Wednesday, March 20, at 12:15 a.m. ET by Timothy Rapp
Not only will Jeter miss Wednesday’s game, but he may also be headed to the DL, according to Wallace Matthews of ESPN:
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