Teixeira day-to-day after fouling ball off foot
New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira (25) grimaces after fouling a ball off his left foot in the third inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles. (June 1, 2010) Credit: AP
Mark Teixeira left last night's 3-1 Yankees win over the Orioles after three innings with a bruised left foot suffered when he fouled a ball off it in the first inning.
Teixeira didn't leave until he batted in the third and grounded out to the pitcher. He was replaced by Juan Miranda to start the fourth. X-rays were negative and Teixeira is day-to-day.
"It hurt," Teixeira said. "I thought I could play through it, but after that second at-bat I couldn't run down the line. I didn't want to hurt the team."
Teixeira said he hoped to be back Wednesday.
"I fully expect to be here tomorrow," he said. "A lot of ice tonight and rest and we'll probably play tomorrow."
The Yankees welcomed back Derek Jeter after he left Monday's game in the seventh inning with a tight hamstring. Jeter went 2-for-3 with a walk and is 19-for-38 (.500) in his last nine games.
Andy a Star?
Joe Girardi is going to be the manager of the American League All-Star team on July 13 in Anaheim. Girardi has begun to contemplate his part in selecting the players on the team - one of whom could be Andy Pettitte.
"Let's deal with that when we get there," Girardi said. "But if it was today, I'd know how I'd deal with it."
Pettitte went into last night tied for the AL lead in wins with seven and was third in ERA at 2.48. Pettitte, who turns 38 on June 15, was an All-Star in 1996 and 2001.
"The older I get, you realize that time's running out - maybe - so that would definitely be cool," Pettitte said. "If you'd have asked me in the past, I would have said I'd rather go home and relax and not do anything."
