MOOSIC, Pa. — The Yankees ship will once again be steered by The
Captain.
On Thursday Derek Jeter will be wearing pinstripes for the
first time since suffering a broken ankle against the Detroit Tigers in Game 1
of the 2012 ALCS, according to a FoxSports.com report. He is
expected to be penciled in as the shortstop or designated hitter when Andy
Pettitte takes the ball for the Bombers against Kansas City's Ervin Santana at
1 p.m. in the Bronx, says the report, which cites Major League sources.
Although the report was
originally expected Jeter to be back on Friday, the Yankees must have seen
something in the final game with Triple-A rehab Scranton-Wilkes/Barre on
Wednesday night.
Yankee captain appeared to
move well on the ankle twisted and has broken on his left, but he experienced
moments between seven chance of rust resistance in seven innings - including a
throwing error - in the Scranton / Wilkes-Barre 's 5-1 loss to Rochester.
“I felt good. A lot of different situations happened, but
everything was great,” said Jeter, who left the game following a 21-minute
delay in the bottom of the seventh inning caused by a power outage at PNC
Field.
“There were a couple of different types of plays... Just a little timing
was off. But it was good to do an array of things in the field.”
After the game, Jeter wouldn’t disclose his immediate plans for
the next two days, saying, “I ain’t getting in trouble, man.”
Joe Girardi also was coy following the Yankees’ 8-1 win over
Kansas City at the Stadium, adding, “I know there’s reports out there. We
evaluate it every day and let’s just see where he’s at.”
Earlier,
the manager has insisted that the Yankees needed to see Jeter play long innings
in the field in back to back games before deciding when their captain will make
his season debut. If he does play Sunday, that will not be the case.
13-time All-Star made some good plays on the ball he had to charge
a fee, but he committed a throwing error in the fifth inning and survived
longer when first baseman Dan Johnson scooped his throw bounced in the first.
He also double clutched flip to second base in a game that has scored a hit,
and he threw late to third on a grounder in the hole.
“I think I worked in
Florida about 20, 30-something days in a row. I’ve been out there back-to-back
days, just not back-to-back games,” Jeter said. “So I don’t look at it as a
hurdle. They may, but I don’t.”
Jeter also said he did not talk with General Manager Brian Cashman
because he admitted he pleaded his case that he felt ready to return before the
third match here on Monday.
“Derek would have had himself here last week,” Girardi said.
“That’s the bottom line. You have to trust the people that are watching him.
There’s not really a lot of (pleading) going on. It’s just he has to play in
some games.... We all understand that and we have to make sure he’s ready.”
Jeter, who went hitless in three trips (one strikeout) falls to
1-for-9 with four walks over four appearances recovery, acknowledging the
problem persists attack Yanks' without some full-injured has made it more
disappointing that he is not yet back in the Bronx before Thursday.
“Of course, the team goes undefeated, I still want to be there,
but yeah, you’d like to think you can help,” Jeter said.
“I think all things considered, our team’s done a pretty good job.
We’ve had a lot of injuries, a lot of player movement, but I think we’ve held
our own.”
By: YC
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