For the first time since his 2013 season was cut short by injury, Derek Jeter has resumed on-field workouts in preparation for the upcoming New York Yankees season, according to ESPN.
The website reports the Yankees longtime team captain hit off a tee in a batting cage and fielded 108 grounders on the grass in front of the infield dirt at the team's minor league complex on Monday.
The 39-year-old Jeter was limited to just 17 games last season, nursing an assortment of injuries including a sore ankle stemming from the break he suffered during the 2012 playoffs.
"I don't think about it, and that's a good thing," Jeter told ESPN of the injury. "It's good to have a normal offseason and get some work in. Everything is normal now."
Jeter missed the first 91 games of the 2013 season, then felt pain in his right quadriceps when he returned July 11. He went back on the DL, returned July 28 for three games, then strained his right calf.
Jeter briefly returned to the Yankees lineup from Aug. 26 through Sept. 7, when he left for a pinch runner after apparently re-injuring his ankle. Jeter finished the year hitting just .190 (12 for 63) with one homer and seven RBIs.
Yankees pitchers, catchers and injured players start workouts Feb. 15, with the rest of the team beginning five days later.
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