He didn't return to the Yankees lineup until May When Jeter did return, it was like he was never gone. In 17 games that May, he hit. He finished the year with a. Two years ago, Jeter admitted to Anthony McCarron of the New York Daily News that his shoulder was bothering after his return in , but he didn't let it get to him.
If it's going to come out, it's going to come out. But it was never anything that affected my performance. What's equally impressive is that Jeter's shoulder was never an issue again. That's a rarity when it comes to dislocated shoulders, as a physical therapist told McCarron that people who dislocate their shoulders are probably going to do so again at some point down the line.
Compared to the shoulder woes Jeter had to deal with back in , his ankle woes suddenly don't seem all that bad. He may have had to have surgery, and the expected recovery time may be a lot longer, but at least he doesn't have to worry about his ankle becoming re-injured at a moment's notice without any warning.
He presumably will have to deal with some soreness and the like, much like Posey did, but it's hard to imagine any amount of soreness taking a toll on Jeter. He was, after all, already playing on a sore ankle even before it finally broke on him in Game 1 of the ALCS.
It didn't stop him from hitting. I typically don't think of Jeter as being superhuman the way many others do, but even I realize that his pain threshold is a lot better than that of your average ballplayer. There are more than enough reasons to worry about Jeter's health in the long-term.
He'll be coming back from the most serious injury of his career, and there are plenty of things that could go wrong during his recovery. However, there are also reasons to be optimistic. Jeter won't miss any time in if his recovery goes well, and his track record suggests that he'll be just fine as long as he's standing on two feet.
The track records of others suggest that ankle injuries aren't necessarily career-killers. So if the question is whether Jeter's injury will hinder him in some way when he returns to action, I'm inclined to say that it won't.
Knowing him, there will be no way of knowing that his ankle is hindering him even if he's dealing with agonizing pain on a daily basis. Don't be shocked when Jeter hits over. It's what he does no matter how much pain he's in. Note: Stats courtesy of Baseball-Reference. It was apparent even at the time that Jeter's second DL stint of wasn't going to be nearly as long as the first one.
It was estimated he would be able to return in late July. And return in late July he did. And this time, it looked like he was actually back. Like, for real this time. If you call yourself a Jeter fan —and that's all of us, right? Now that was vintage Jeter. Following his big triumphant return game, Jeter collected just one hit in 11 at-bats in his next three games, with only one walk mixed in. And along the way, he got hurt. This time it was a strained right calf. And once again, the Yankees decided to play it cool at first, hoping a couple of days off would do the trick.
But on Aug. As for Jeter, well, he just came right out and said it: "It's been terrible. It's been like a nightmare. The whole season has been a nightmare. Jeter sat for a few more weeks. Then there he was playing in minor league rehab games. Then, on Aug. But to quote Ramsay Bolton from Game of Thrones : "If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.
There was no heroic return for Jeter in his third first game back this time. He took an 0-fer with a walk. In 11 games following that one, he collected only eight hits in 48 at-bats. He struck out nine times, and only one of his hits went for extra bases.
And through it all, he just didn't look right. Never more so than on this play, which occurred on Sept. A couple of days after that awkward display of how not to shortstop, Jeter found himself making yet another early exit.
That was this past Saturday, Sept. For a few days, that's all there was to it. That was the case as recently as Tuesday. Cashman told the New York Daily News :.
But later on that evening, the Yankees suddenly decided they needed a shortstop. As the Seattle Mariners announced via Twitter , they had made a deal to send all-world defensive shortstop Brendan Ryan to the Bronx. The Yankees seemed to be preparing for something And that, of course, brings us right up to Wednesday's news. But though the captain's steady bat undoubtedly will help his club, it remains to be seen how much Jeter can contribute in the field.
Although Jeter was never a rangy defender, his ability to chase down grounders might be further limited by his injury.
He served as the DH on Thursday but said he was not concerned about his ankle, which suffered a second break during spring training. Jeter has a few hurdles to go, as he's yet to run the bases at a full sprint. He told reporters yesterday that it is "probably one of the most important things" he needs to do before being deemed game ready. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
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