Yanks confirm Jeter needs surgery, out for 5 months
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October 19, 2012, Friday
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NEW York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter will have surgery on his broken left ankle and could need four to five months to completely recover.
The Yankees said on Wednesday that Jeter will be operated on Saturday by Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte, North Carolina.
That means Jeter likely would be ready to return sometime between the start of spring training in mid-February and late spring training in mid-March.
General manager Brian Cashman described that as a conservative estimate and left open the possibility that Jeter could come back sooner.
Jeter had scans on Sunday, which confirmed the fracture, and he saw Anderson on Tuesday.
"There's no new information," Cashman said. "Nothing seemed worse than what our team doctors saw."
Jeter has not accompanied the Yankees in Detroit.
Jeter, the Yankees' 38-year-old captain, broke his ankle on Saturday in the 12th inning of the AL championship series opener against Detroit while trying to field a ground ball.
Cashman said the four-to-five month timetable represents when Jeter would be fully ready to come back and play in a game.
"My understanding is that it's possible he will be ready earlier than that timeframe," Cashman said. "But it is best to at least put out there four, five months as a safer bet."
New York trails the Tigers 0-3 after Game 4 was postponed by a forecast of rain on Wednesday.
The Yankees said on Wednesday that Jeter will be operated on Saturday by Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte, North Carolina.
That means Jeter likely would be ready to return sometime between the start of spring training in mid-February and late spring training in mid-March.
General manager Brian Cashman described that as a conservative estimate and left open the possibility that Jeter could come back sooner.
Jeter had scans on Sunday, which confirmed the fracture, and he saw Anderson on Tuesday.
"There's no new information," Cashman said. "Nothing seemed worse than what our team doctors saw."
Jeter has not accompanied the Yankees in Detroit.
Jeter, the Yankees' 38-year-old captain, broke his ankle on Saturday in the 12th inning of the AL championship series opener against Detroit while trying to field a ground ball.
Cashman said the four-to-five month timetable represents when Jeter would be fully ready to come back and play in a game.
"My understanding is that it's possible he will be ready earlier than that timeframe," Cashman said. "But it is best to at least put out there four, five months as a safer bet."
New York trails the Tigers 0-3 after Game 4 was postponed by a forecast of rain on Wednesday.
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