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Derek Jeter Will Return to Yankees Lineup for First Time Since Ankle Injury

class="ui-droppable">The captain is back.

After missing nine months due to a fractured left ankle suffered in Game 1 of last year’s ALCS, Derek Jeter will finally be listed in the New York Yankees lineup on Thursday against the Kansas City Royals, according to comments from Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman, courtesy of ESPN New York: 

After the game last night, after Hafner got hurt, we looked at the weather patterns and I just decided to make the move for today. Derek was scheduled to DH in Scranton, so I figured, he could DH and sit around in the rain in Scranton, or he can DH and sit around in the rain in the Bronx. We chose the Bronx.

Cashman said Thursday morning he wasn't sure whether Jeter, who has missed the ...

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