Category Archives: Yankees Injury News

Derek Jeter says he’ll be ready to start the season

There has been some debate as to whether or not Derek Jeter will be ready to start the season on time. The initial diagnosis suggested that he would be at least slightly behind and then manager Joe Girardi said he didn't expect Jeet to be ready for Opening Day. However, Brian Cashman came out a ...

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A-Rod was on pain medication during playoffs, spent the night in the ER

Not sure how we didn't hear about this earlier, but it turns out that Alex Rodriguez's hip injury occurred before the playoffs and he was on pain medication throughout, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. Apparently the pain even got so bad that he had to spend the night in the Emergency Room. That certainly ...

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A-Rod played through hip tear in playoffs, will need surgery

An update on this morning's Alex Rodriguez post. It turns out that he was actually playing through a re-tear in his hip which he will need surgery to repair and is going to miss the start of next season, according to Joel Sherman of the NY Post and Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News. A-Rod ...

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Cashman: A-Rod will always have hip problems

One of the things that really hurt Alex Rodriguez this season was that he hit just .256/.326/.391 against right handed pitching. A-Rod still had a better than .900 OPS against lefties, but against righties he didn't show much patience or power and it dragged his overall numbers way down. Yankees GM Brian Cashman hinted that part ...

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Pineda continues throwing program after doctor visit

Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda saw a doctor today and he must have gotten good news because according to Buster Olney of ESPN, he continued his throwing program at the stadium afterward. Pineda is, of course, recovering from arthroscopic surgery in his pitching shoulder. Last week was the first time we'd heard an up date on him ...

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Mariano Rivera makes 25 throws during a commercial

Mariano Rivera did a commercial today, but he had to throw for the commercial, 25 times, and it was the first time he's thrown since having knee surgery back in May. "I'm feeling good," Rivera told Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. "The rehab has been great; it's been tough, but at the same time, I'm seeing good ...

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Yankees’ Michael Pineda throwing off flat-ground

Yankees GM Brian Cashman has cautioned fans not to count on Michael Pineda returning on time next season, but he told Chad Jennings of the Journal News that his rehab is going well and he has even begun throwing off flat-ground. “I think we’re going to put him off to the side,” Cashman said. “His rehab ...

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Mason Williams cleared to workout following shoulder surgery

One of the Yankees top prospects this offseason, outfielder Mason Williams, had season ending shoulder surgery in August, but it sounds like it won't carry over into 2013 at all as he's already been cleared to begin working out by doctors, according to his Twitter feed. This is great news as shoulder surgeries have been known ...

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Sabathia expected to be ready for Opening Day after elbow surgery

Yankees ace CC Sabathia had elbow surgery to remove a bone spur from his left elbow on Thursday, but it was only minor surgery and he is expected to be ready for Opening Day, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. The surgery was only minor arthroscopic surgery performed by Dr. James Andrews. He'll have a modified ...

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Yankees don’t expect Pineda back until June

When talking about next year's version of the Yankees, fans keep bringing up the name Michael Pineda, who is recovering from shoulder surgery, as someone who might be available out of the rotation. Unfortunately that's probably a bit optimistic. It's hard to blame them, Pineda himself said that he'd be ready by spring training. The reality ...

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