The injuries keep piling up for New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, but the captain received some positive news Saturday when CT scan results on his surgically repaired ankle came back negative.
Jeter felt discomfort in his left ankle following Saturday's 13-9 loss at the hands of the division rival Boston Red Sox and was pulled from the game in the bottom of the sixth inning because manager Joe Girardi wanted to take the precaution due to Jeter looking uneasy on the base paths. According to ESPN, he then underwent tests that came back negative, but will see another physician to be sure that everything is fine. The physician is Dr. Robert Anderson from North Carolina, who already conducted surgery on Jeter's ankle on Oct. 20, according to ESPN.
"We're just going to take a look under the hood and make sure that everything's OK," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said per ESPN. "If it is, we'll see him back here [on Sunday]."
The Yankees close out their series with first place Boston Sunday.
Jeter looked uneasy in the top of the sixth when he planted his left foot while going to his left to field a ground ball off the bat of Jonny Gomes, and threw wide of first baseman Lyle Overbay following fielding the grounder. After an RBI-single in the bottom half of the sixth, Girardi decided to pull him.
It's been a frustrating year for Jeter as various trips to the disabled list for a few different injuries have kept him off the field for most of the season. After fracturing his foot in last year's American League Championship Series loss to the Detroit Tigers, Jeter spent most of the year rehabbing the injury before returning in July and he fell back to the DL with a strained quad. Upon returning from that ailment, Jeter then took a trip back to the DL for a strained calf.
If he misses significant time, it will be the latest on the list of injuries to befall the Yankees shortstop.
Jeter has been limited to just 17 games this year, hitting .190 (12-for-63) with one homer and seven RBIs.
The Yankees (75-67) could use Jeter now more than ever as the team is hunting down the second wildcard spot and looks to overtake the Tampa Bay Rays (77-64) for a postseason appearance in October. New York sits 2.5 games out of the second wildcard spot and would have to leap over the Cleveland Indians, rival Baltimore Orioles and the Rays to get there.
The Yankees captain, 39, is hoping he'll be healthy enough to lead the Yankees to another postseason appearance.
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