Published March 07, 2013, 07:03 AM
Yankees’ Teixeria out until at least early May
Mark Teixeira will be out at least until early May with a strained right wrist tendon, the latest major injury setback for the New York Yankees.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mark Teixeira will be out at least until early May with a strained right wrist tendon, the latest major injury setback for the New York Yankees.
New York general manager Brian Cashman gave the news Wednesday after the Yankees’ were beat 8-2 by the Dominican Republic World Baseball Classic team on Wednesday.
Teixeira was hurt swinging a bat Tuesday in an indoor cage during pregame warmups with the U.S. WBC team. Initially, Teixeira was expected to be out eight to 10 days, but he was examined by Yankees doctors in New York on Wednesday and a prognosis of eight to 10 weeks was given.
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