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Yankees’ Teixeira could miss entire Red Sox series
The Yankees may be without Mark Teixeira for the entire weekend series against the Red Sox, and perhaps a few games more. Teixeira is battling a flareup of soreness in his left wrist and manager Joe Girardi said that Teixeira is “not a player” for Saturday’s game against Boston, and that he doesn’t know if Teixeira will be able to play in the Boston series at all.
The Yankees don’t want to put Teixeira on the disabled list, hoping that some rest will be able to get Teixeira back to a playable state and that he can manage any discomfort the rest of the way.
“I’m a little bit concerned if it’s going to get to 100 percent,” Girardi said. “He was better after the few days off a couple weeks ago and it seemed to come back a little bit. That raises a little bit of a red flag. You do what you can. Tex is good at playing beat up. He’s used to it in his career. We’ll try to get him back as soon as we can.”
Teixeira’s MRI shows no structural damage
NEW YORK – The Yankees received good news on Tuesday morning concerning Mark Teixeira’s left wrist, as the first baseman’s MRI revealed only inflammation and no structural damage.
Teixeira received a cortisone injection after being seen by team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad, as well as specialist Dr. Melvin Rosenwasser, at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He will be re-evaluated in three days, the Yankees said.
Teixeira was forced to leave Monday’s 5-4 loss to the Orioles after diving for J.J. Hardy’s seventh-inning shot down the first base line, in which he landed on the left wrist.
He revealed after the game that he had actually hurt the wrist with a swing on Sunday against the Red Sox, but was trying to play through the injury. He stayed in Monday’s game to play defense in the seventh inning but was unable to swing a bat.
“I’m not crazy concerned because I tried to play through it,” Teixeira said on Monday. “It’s one of those things if you really hurt yourself bad, you’re out and you can’t do much. I was kind of nursing it today when I was swinging so hopefully it’s just a couple of days and I can get back out there.”
Teixeira, 32, is batting .256 with 20 home runs and 71 RBIs in 98 games for New York this season.
Tex likes Yankees’ trade for Pineda
Mark Teixeira offered a positive review for the Yankees’ big move of the offseason, saying that Michael Pineda could have a great impact on the club’s rotation for years to come.
Jesus Montero, dealt to the Mariners in last month’s four-player deal, might well turn into an elite big league hitter, but Teixeira said that the gamble seems to be worth it.
“Montero might be really, really good. He’s got a chance to be special, but so does Pineda,” Teixeira said last night at the Thurman Munson awards dinner in midtown. “I think that’s what we’re banking on; Pineda being a top tier starter and somebody that can be a force for a long, long time.”
Teixeira and the Yankees faced Pineda just once last season, on May 27 in Seattle. Teixeira went 2-for-4 against the right-hander, including a first-inning solo home run.
“[Pineda has an] electric fastball, really good slider,” Teixeira recalled. “He’s so big. Any pitcher that is that big, that can throw that hard, his margin of error is going to be a lot bigger than everyone else’s. He can go out there and not even his best stuff. When you’re 6-foot-7 and throw 97 (mph), you’re going to get outs.”
Teixeira did seem to suggest that the Yankees could use one more bat to complete their offseason shopping. If the season started today, New York’s DH would likely be Andruw Jones, with some consideration given to Minor League slugger Jorge Vazquez and the rest of the at-bats rotating between players like Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter.
“We basically have the lineup we had last year,” Teixeira said. “Rotating a DH wouldn’t be bad, but if you could pick up a guy that could come in and give you some pop off the bench or be a DH every now and then, we’re not going to say no to that. We can use all the help we can get.”
Berra, Teixeira to be honored at Thurman Munson Awards Dinner
Yogi Berra and Mark Teixeira will be among the honorees tonight at the 32nd annual Thurman Munson Awards Dinner, to be held at the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan.
Berra will receive the Legend Award in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1962 World Series-winning Yankees. Teixeira will be joined by Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey plus NBA greats Chris Mullin and Dikembe Mutombo in being honored with “Thurmans,” presented for success on the fields of play and philanthropic works off the field. The Mets’ Daniel Murphy will also be lauded with the inaugural Thurman “Rising Star” award.
For tickets and information on the Munson Awards Dinner, call (212) 249-6188. Diana Munson, Thurman’s widow, will attend her 32nd straight benefit, having been involved since its inception, raising nearly $11 million to assist children and adults who have intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Teixeira: Bobby V hiring is ‘great’ for rivalry
Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira was at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York on Wednesday to receive his Sportsman of the Year award from the March of Dimes, and weighed in on the Red Sox’s reported hiring of Bobby Valentine as their new manager.
Reaction to Valentine’s hiring: “I think it’s great. I was joking around on Twitter and Facebook, I don’t know if he’s going to let me hit at his facility anymore in Stamford. I’ve been hitting there for two years now at Bobby V’s academy and he’s there a lot. He’s a very busy guy obviously, but we’ll go and we’ll talk about hitting, we’ll talk about baseball. I don’t know if those conversations are going to be kept to a minimum now.”
Impact on the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry: “This rivalry is great for baseball, I’ve said it a million times. It’s great for both cities, but baseball as a whole, it seems like everyone stops just to watch those 18 games. Bobby Valentine is a great manager and he’s a funny guy. He’s got a great personality. I think the interviews either before or after games are going to be a little more interesting, and that’ll be good for both teams.”
Teixeira has bruised right knee; day-to-day
BOSTON – Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira left Thursday’s game against the Red Sox with a bruised right knee and is considered day-to-day.
Teixeira was hobbled in the sixth inning when he was hit by an 83 mph cutter from Boston reliever Alfredo Aceves.
Teixeira was seen on the field by assistant athletic trainer Steve Donohue and manager Joe Girardi, but stayed in the game to run the bases.
The Yankees made a change to remove Teixeira from the game before the home half of the seventh inning, with Nick Swisher substituting at first base.
Game 92: Yankees vs. Blue Jays
TORONTO — This should be interesting.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi chose Sunday as the day he’d shake up his lineup and give a few more guys a break from the field surface here at Rogers Centre. So, what we have is quite the afternoon delight — Eduardo Nunez fielding grounders at shortstop, Jorge Posada catching his throws at first base, and an all-turf field surrounding them.
Derek Jeter has the day off, Mark Teixeira is in as the designated hitter and Ramiro Pena gets his fifth start of the season at third base. But all our eyes will be on Phil Hughes, who makes his second start since returning from the disabled list.
Pregame, the Yankees switched outfielders, with lefty hitter Chris Dickerson returning and right-handed hitter Greg Golson being sent down to the Minor Leagues with the Yankees facing more righties in the coming days.
Still no Jose Bautista (ankle) for the Jays.
Here are your lineups …
YANKEES (54-37)
Brett Gardner, LF
Curtis Granderson, CF
Teixeira, DH
Robinson Cano, 2B
Nick Swisher, RF
Posada, 1B
Russell Martin, C
Nunez, SS
Pena, 3B
Pitching: RH Hughes (0-2, 10.57 ERA)
BLUE JAYS (47-48)
Rajai Davis, CF
Eric Thames, DH
Yunel Escobar, SS
Adam Lind, 1B
Edwin Encarnacion, 3B
Travis Snider, LF
Aaron Hill, 2B
J.P. Arencibia, C
Corey Patterson, RF
Pitching: RH Carlos Villanueva (5-1, 2.99 ERA)
From the Game Notes …
* The Yankees are 34-18 (a .654 winning percentage) since May 17, marking the second-best record in the Majors over that stretch. Only the Red Sox (35-16) have a better mark since then.
* New York is a Major League-best 27-5 in day games this season. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the only team to win at least 27 of their first 32 day games in a season was the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955.
* Nunez has driven in 16 runs this season, eight of which have tied the game or given the Yankees the lead.
And here are some links from yesterday …
* CC stifles Blue Jays for 14th win
* Yankees Notebook, with stuff on Soriano, defense, Jeter and (of course) signs
* Hughes out to build on modest return
* Yankees reportedly one of many teams interested in Ubaldo
* Alfonso Soriano to the Yankees?
– Alden
Pregame notes: Mariano reports improvement
Mariano Rivera played catch in the outfield at Cleveland’s Progressive Field today and said that his sore right triceps feels better, but he still feels something in there. He’ll give manager Joe Girardi a full report after the session, but told reporters that it’d take an emergency for him to pitch tonight.
Earlier today, Rivera said the toughest person to convince is usually Gene Monahan, who’ll nod when a player says he feels OK and then tell the manager to give him another day off. You’ve seen it before, but Rivera might get a little extra leeway with Girardi because of who he is and what he’s been through.
“Basically, you know your body,” Rivera said. “Those things are going to happen. You always have some aching feelings and soreness. I’m not concerned because I haven’t done nothing wrong. I expect that it’s something that’s going to calm and go away, the same way it came.”
Other pre-game tidbits:
- Derek Jeter is in the lineup, batting leadoff and playing shortstop. Girardi said he checked with Jeter last night and today to make sure he’d be ready to go. They wouldn’t commit to a start on Wednesday here in Cleveland.
- Luis Ayala is available tonight. Cory Wade has pitched in three of four, so he’s out. Eduardo Nunez is available off the bench, Girardi said.
- Just a day off for Russell Martin after catching four straight, and a half-day for Mark Teixeira, who’s DHing while the Yanks play this stretch of 13 in a row. Girardi said that it’s to the point now where he doesn’t think twice about having Jorge Posada play first base.
- They’re expecting 100 pitches out of Phil Hughes tomorrow.
- Another setback for Eric Chavez, who felt something in his abdominal and has been sent back to New York for tests. Meanwhile, Rafael Soriano is set to throw a bullpen in Tampa tomorrow. Best case for Soriano is the first game after the All-Star break, but a little cushion room is more likely.
Teixeira won’t participate in Home Run Derby
Mark Teixeira said that he intends to decline David Ortiz’s invitation to participate in the State Farm Home Run Derby.
“I’d been texting with David a little bit and I told him that if I was on the team, we’d talk,” Teixeira said. “If I’m not on the team, I’m not going to go to the Home Run Derby. It’s just too long of a trip and I’m going to spend those days with my family.”
Teixeira also said he wasn’t counting on heading to Phoenix.
“I was pretty sure I wouldn’t make the team,” he said. “This year, the three best players in baseball play first base in the American League. Those guys all deserve to be there. Hopefully Paul (Konerko) will make it too, because he deserves to be on that team.”
As August ends, Yanks alone at the top
The Yankees will enter September in sole possession of first place in the American League East, their 82-50 record good enough to advance one game in front of the Tampa Bay Rays, who lost to the Blue Jays in a 13-5 decision at Tropicana Field.
Mark Teixeira said that the Yankees have been doing “a little bit” of scoreboard watching, sneaking peeks at the big out-of-town video screens between innings to see what’s going on down in St. Petersburg.
“At the same time, we have to win,” Teixeira said. “We have to take care of our own business. It doesn’t matter what everyone else does if we don’t win. You check the scoreboard every now and then, but we’re really concentrating on what we have to do.”
August wasn’t especially kind to the Yankees, who were one game up on the Rays when play closed on Aug. 1 and will be right in that same spot on Sept. 1. But treading water was pretty good considering what the Yankees had to deal with.
“I thought we battled through a tough month, with some injuries, an extremely tough schedule physically, some guys we expected to get back that didn’t get back,” manager Joe Girardi said. “I thought our guys played extremely hard and found a way to have a winning month. In our division, that’s extremely important.”
The work wasn’t done for most of the Yankees after the final pitch. Tonight is the team’s fantasy football draft, which was being conducted into the late hours behind the scenes in the clubhouse.
Bryan Hoch
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