Let's put it this way about Mark Teixeira: The New York Yankees can allow themselves to hope.
But first, the actual news itself, which involves a whispered worst-case scenario becoming a reality.
Shortly after the Yankees announced on Twitter on Wednesday that surgery had been recommended their slugging first baseman, Teixeira himself confirmed that he will indeed be going under the knife to have the torn tendon sheath in his wright wrist repaired.
Here's Bryan Hoch of MLB.com with the expected recovery time:
Basically, just what the Yankees needed: more bad injury news.
In the short term, ...
The Brian Cashman-Alex Rodriguez saga appears to be over just one day after it started.The New York Yankees' general manager and star third baseman got into a bit of a public spat Tuesday, but it wrapped up quickly, with A-Rod getting off scot-free.It's rare to see players coming out of public feuds looking good, but Rodriguez was able to do it.The fight started when A-Rod tweeted the latest update in his rehab before the team was ready to announce it to the public.
Visit from Dr. Kelly over the weekend, who ...
What started as a precautionary issue for New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira has turned into a season-ending malady for the 33-year-old star. UPDATE: Thursday, June 27, at 11:35 a.m. ET by Brandon GalvinMark Teixeira tweeted the following message for his fans:---End of update--- ---Original Text---New York's official Twitter account broke the news on Wednesday afternoon, claiming that doctors have urged Teixeira to have surgery on his injured right wrist:ESPN's Pedro Gomez later confirmed that Teixeira is going to take the advice of his physicians and opt for surgery, ending his ...
The battle between Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees took an interesting twist on Tuesday night, and for the first time in history, A-Rod is actually the victim in this whole thing. Rodriguez excitedly tweeted that he was cleared by his doctor to start playing games again after spending all of 2013 rehabbing the injured hip he had surgery on after the Yankees' loss in the playoffs last season. In response to Rodriguez's news, Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York contacted Yankees general manager Brian Cashman to get a response. You know what, ...
The nine-year marriage between Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees has seen its share of bliss (2005, 2007 MVP's, 2009 World Series title) and moments of despair (2004 ALCS collapse, 2007 contract opt-out, 2009 steroid admission, Biogenesis scandal), but the latest spat between the injured third baseman and general manager Brian Cashman was a new low for the pairing.An excited Rodriguez, coming from an appointment with his doctor in Tampa, expressed joy with his Twitter following upon learning his surgically repaired hip is good to go in rehab games.A-Rod ...
The New York Yankees have managed to both overachieve and underachieve through 76 games in 2013.The Yankees and their payroll set expectations of first place or bust, and sitting 2.5 games behind the rival Boston Red Sox can be seen as a disappointment to some.However, considering that the Yankees have been without three quarters of their starting infield and their starting center fielder for the majority of the season, the fact that they are even over .500 is a true testament to the effort that guys currently on the field ...
An all-Japanese pitching battle headlined the game between the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees on Tuesday night, as Yu Darvish and Hiroki Kuroda took to the mound for their respective teams.However, the spotlight ended up being stolen by the best Japanese player of all-time—Ichiro Suzuki.After belting just his second career walk-off home run, Ichiro's blast was the sixth longball of the night, as the Yanks walked off with a 4-3 victory over Darvish and the Rangers.
That's GOODNIGHT in the Bronx! Ichiro's 2nd career walk-off HR gives the Yankees a ...
When Alex Rodriguez looks back on his early Twitter days, he's not going to be able to say he wasn't warned.The headline on CBS Sports: "This is probably a bad idea: Alex Rodriguez has joined Twitter."The headline on Yahoo! Sports: "Alex Rodriguez, welcome to Twitter, a place you should never have come."These headlines now sound oddly prophetic. Barely a moment after the world first realized the New York Yankees third baseman had joined Twitter, he's already in trouble. In a way that only he could, A-Rod has unwittingly used Twitter ...
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman had some choice words for Alex Rodriguez on Tuesday, and a day later he is apologizing. UPDATE: Thursday, June 27, at 2:20 p.m. ET by Tom KinslowDerek Jeter spoke to the media today about Alex Rodriguez and the controversy around him and the rehab on his injured hip (via Brian Hoch of MLB.com)---End of update---UPDATE: Wednesday, June 26, at 7:30 p.m. ET by Ian HanfordESPN's Wallace Matthews, Rodriguez is wary of the Yankees' wishes for him this season:
Alex Rodriguez believes the New York Yankees do not want him ...
The beginning of the 2013 season is slowly creeping forward for the Penn State football team. Summer practices are set to begin in early August, and for most fans, it can’t come soon enough. There are so many questions coming into this year about who will fill in for graduated seniors on both offense and defense and who will become the leaders on this new team. Many players we already know about, such as Glenn Carson and Allen Robinson, while there are also some young untested players, like Christian Hackenberg. ...