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Derek Jeter, the hobbled Captain of the New York Yankees, makes his return to the lineup on Monday. Again. For the third time. It is solely Jeter’s sixth sport this season, between these three disabled listing trips
And while you may make all the “how long earlier than he gets damage once more?” jokes you want, probably the most attention-grabbing part of Jeter’s return is that we’re the closest we’ve been all year to seeing the 2013 Yankees as they were supposed.
Jeter’s hitting second and enjoying shortstop, whereas A-Rod is sharing that half of the diamond with him, enjoying third and hitting sixth. Curtis Granderson is in the lineup too, as is Robinson Cano. All that is lacking, really, is first baseman Mark Teixeira, who is out for the 12 months with injury. Recent acquisition Alfonso Soriano plays the a part of new-man-we’re-pretty-acquainted-with, which was the injured Kevin Youkilis’ role earlier within the yr.
In the case of A-Rod and Jeter, it will be their first time playing together for the reason that 2012 postseason, which was not a fun time for either gent. That’s when Jeter broke the ankle that started him on the frequent-disabled-checklist program. A-Rod, in the meantime, was benched for his lackluster performance.
Will their luck be any different this time around? Nicely, it may well’t get much worse. Unless Jeter breaks one other ankle and Bud Selig marches onto the sphere and drags A-Rod away by his ear.
The Yankees, for as damage-jinxed and drama-filled as they’ve been this season, are still legit wild card contenders. They’re solely three-and-a-half video games behind the Oakland Athletics for a playoff spot.
Could having (most of) their nucleus again give the Yankees the push they need? Solely time will inform, however a very good begin could be having Jeter within the lineup for every week straight.
Derek Jeter’s back (again) and the Yankees are almost the Yankees
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