Derek Jeter likely to start season on DL

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 MLBhistory.

UPDATE: Sunday, Mar. 24, at 11:39 a.m. ET by Brandon Galvin

Disappointing news for Yankees fans as Derek Jeter (ankle) will likely start the 2013 season on the disabled list, according to Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman via New York Daily News' Mark Feinsand.

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UPDATE: Sunday, Mar. 24, at 10:14 a.m. ET by Brandon Galvin

Derek Jeter (ankle) will not participate in today's spring training game for the Yankees due to soreness, according to Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman via New York Newsday's Anthony Rieber. 

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UPDATE: Thursday, March 21, at 3:15 p.m. ET by Timothy Rapp

Brian Cashman once again chimed in on the Jeter injury, and it isn't good news, Yankees' fans. From Jack Curry of the YES Network:

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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 captain Derek 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:

And Jack Curry of the YES Network says the team doesn't yet have a timetable for his return:

Meanwhile, Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News has more information on Jeter's ankle:

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UPDATE: Wednesday, March 20, at 10:10 a.m. ET by Timothy Rapp

While it probably isn't time for Yankees' fans to start worrying about Jeter just yet, he will miss his second straight spring training game on Wednesday. From Wallace Matthews of ESPN:

Derek Jeter is not in the New York Yankees' lineup for a second straight day after experiencing stiffness in his surgically repaired left ankle before a game in Clearwater on Tuesday.

After being scratched about an hour before Tuesday's game and being sent by the club for X-rays and an MRI, Jeter was not expected to play in Wednesday's game against the Boston Red Sox.

The Yankees said Jeter's X-rays were negative and the MRI revealed "mild inflammation'' in the ankle he fractured last October during the American League Championship Series.

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UPDATE: Tuesday, March 12 at 5:18 p.m. ET by Tyler Conway

Jeter's ankle is 100 percent, and now he's ready to prove it by returning to the position he's called home for nearly two decades. According to an Associated Press report (h/t Sports Illustrated), the 38-year-old Jeter will make his spring debut in the field on Wednesday:

Derek Jeter says he will play at shortstop Wednesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies. It's the first time in the field for Jeter since ankle surgery last fall. Jeter says Tuesday after working out in Tampa, Fla., that he'll "be out there" against the Phillies after two games as the designated hitter.

With the entire Yankees team seemingly suffering from some injury, having Jeter be 100 percent healthy is critical. Him getting back on the field is a great sign—now he'll just have to stay there going forward.

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UPDATE: Saturday, March 9 at 12:12 p.m. ET by Alex Ballentine

Jeter may not be ready to return to his duties as the team's shortstop quite yet, but he'll be making his return to the plate. According to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News he'll be in the Yankees lineup as the DH.

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UPDATE: Friday, March 8 at 1:00 p.m. ET by Matt Fitzgerald

Great news for Yankee fans: Jeter says that his surgically repaired left ankle is at 100 percent, as reported by Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York. Jeter got the news in a checkup on Thursday in Charlotte with Dr. Robert Anderson.

It is 100 percent healed and now we move forward...

It was scheduled before I started playing games to get the final OK...There has been a process of a few doctors visits and tests to see how it was coming along. Last time I went there it wasn't completely healed, but now it is

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UPDATE: Sunday, Feb. 24, at 11:27 a.m. ET by Brandon Galvin

Derek Jeter is expected to begin hitting in spring training games by mid-March, according to Star-Ledger's Andy McCullough.

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UPDATE: Sunday, Feb. 17, at 10:28 a.m. ET by Brandon Galvin

Derek Jeter is targeting to play on Opening Day, according to YES Network's Jack Curry.

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UPDATE: Monday, Feb. 4, at 3:30 p.m. ET by Timothy Rapp

As has been reported of late, Jeter is progressing nicely in his ankle rehabilitation. Andy McCullough of The Star-Ledger has the latest update on the future Hall of Famer:

Derek Jeter said he’s received the “green light” for full activity on his surgically-repaired left ankle. He celebrated by running on a treadmill. This was his first time running since the procedure on Oct. 20.

“We’re just progressing, like I told you,” Jeter said. “Right where I need to be. So I’ve gotten the OK to do everything now.”

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UPDATE: Monday, Feb. 4, at 10:31 a.m. ET by Brandon Galvin

Encouraging news for Yankees fans as Derek Jeter (ankle) continues to make steady progress. NY Daily News' Anthony McCarron reports the New York captain is currently hitting in the batting cage.

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UPDATE: Monday, Jan. 28 at 12:55 p.m. ET by Rob Goldberg

The New York Yankees and their fans received some good news on Monday as Derek Jeter has resumed baseball activities for the first time since his ankle injury, according to Wallace Matthews of ESPN:

The 38-year-old New York Yankees captain fielded 55 grounders on the grass in front of the infield dirt at shortstop Monday at the team's minor league complex. He also hit in a batting cage.

Afterward, Jeter told the media that "everything went well."

This is encouraging as the veteran shortstop looks to be ready to play on Opening Day. 

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According to Marc Carig of Newsday, Jeter is already cleared to participate in baseball activities—although he doesn’t plan to begin until later in the month.

It’s a miraculous recovery for a player who is just three months removed from a traumatic injury and extensive surgery.

The superstar infamously broke his left ankle back in mid-October—in the 12th inning of Game 1 of the 2012 ALCS against the Detroit Tigers, to be precise—ending his season and the Yanks’ dream of winning the World Series.

It was initially suspected that the surgery he underwent would require four to five months of rehabilitation, but it seems that the captain is well ahead of that schedule.

As per an Associated Press report (via ESPN), Jeter confirmed he is targeting Opening Day—April 1 against the Red Sox—for his return to the Yankees lineup and noted that his “leg is good.”

In response to critics who claim the Bronx Bombers are too advanced in age to compete, the 13-time All-Star questioned, "Too old or experienced? I'm pretty sure we'll be competitive, and be right where we need to be."

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If anyone knows the value of an aging veteran, it’s Jeter himself. The 17-year veteran had a fine season in 2012; batting .316, smacking 15 homers and driving in 58 RBI while helping lead the Yanks to a 95-67 record (best in the American League).

The team will certainly need Jeter in the lineup if it is going to earn a top seed in the AL once again this year. It seems that barring a setback, the captain will be good to go right around the beginning of the season.

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