New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter is not in the lineup Sunday against the Boston Red Sox, and manager Joe Girardi doesn’t know when the veteran shortstop will return. Read more after the jump.
Jeter has re-injured his surgically repaired left ankle, which has been fractured twice since last October.
“His ankle is a little sore, so we are probably going to give him a couple of days and make an evaluation,” Girardi said.
Girardi was encouraged that the CT scan on Jeter’s ankle came back negative Saturday, meaning he has not fractured it again.
With the season ending three weeks from Sunday, Girardi could not be sure that Jeter will play again this year. However, Girardi did say there is no plan yet to shut down the shortstop.
“Not right now,” Girardi said.
Jeter, 39, has only played in 17 games this season, batting just .190. The Yankees began noticing earlier this week that Jeter did not appear to be running right, but Jeter never said a word.
