NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees manager Joe Girardi won’t rush Derek Jeter back from a strained right calf, even though he’s eligible to come off the disabled list next week.
Girardi also said he doesn’t have a timetable for Phil Hughes’ return to the rotation.
Jeter took 27 swings off the tee and 30 swings of soft toss on Saturday at the Yankees’ spring training complex in Tampa, Fla. He also played catch for the fifth straight day but didn’t do any running, which represents the next big hurdle in his rehab.
Jeter is six hits shy of 3,000, a chase that’s been on hold since getting hurt June 13.
Hughes made his second rehab start with Double-A Trenton on Friday night, allowing a run on three hits and two walks in 3 1-3 innings.
