Mark Teixeira looks on from the bench during a game...

Mark Teixeira looks on from the bench during a game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. (Aug. 19, 2012) Credit: Jim McIsaac

Joe Girardi said Mark Teixeira (calf) will probably not return before next Thursday at the earliest. “I haven’t had a chance to talk to him today, but as of Sunday he still had soreness,” Girardi said. “So it’s not progressing as quickly as we would like. But we got to get him right.”

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