At least Derek Jeter wasn't one and done. But the assault on the record books will have to wait.
The New York Yankees shortstop learned Friday that he has Grade 1 quad strain (a mild strain), and won't play again until after the All-Star break, USA Today is reporting.
Jeter originally fractured his ankle during Game 1 of the American League Championship Series against the Detroit Tigers last October. As he was rehabbing the injury, doctors found a second fracture in March, pushing back Jeter's 2013 debut to Thursday.
Jeter singled in his first at-bat of the season against the Kansas City Royals. The hit was the 3,305th of Jeter's career. He needs 11 hits to surpass Eddie Collins for 10th place on the all-time hits list in Major League Baseball.
However, Jeter tweaked his right thigh muscle trying to leg out a base hit in the fifth inning, according to media reports. He was lifted for a pinch hitter in the eighth inning.
Jeter will sit out this weekend's series against the Minnesota Twins. Yankees physicians will re-evaluate the 38-year-old Jeter after the break, according to USA Today.
"We're going to play it safe for the weekend and see what happens after that," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said.
USA Today added that Cashman said he hopes Jeter will be ready to return next Friday for the Boston Red Sox series after the break. But he also did not rule out placing Jeter on the disabled list.
Cashman also said Jeter's quad strain had nothing to do with his previous ankle injury. Reporters asked whether Jeter's age was becoming a factor, but Jeter and Cashman both refused to consider that as an excuse.
"We're all getting older here," Jeter said. "Age doesn't creep into my mind when I'm playing. Maybe in the mornings, but not while I'm playing."
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