ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — New York captain Derek Jeter is expected to be in a walking boot when he rejoins his teammates Thursday for the start of a homestand at Yankee Stadium.
Jeter found out last Thursday that he fractured the ankle for a second time in six months, a blow to a New York team already reeling from injuries and one that raises long-term questions about the future of a shortstop who will be 39 when he returns.
Manager Joe Girardi said Jeter was again examined again this week by Dr. Robert Anderson, who operated on the All-Star’s left ankle in Charlotte, N.C., after it was broken last October in Game 1 of the ALCS.
“I think he’s back in the boot,” Girardi said before Tuesday night’s game at Tampa Bay.