| 5/15/2013 11:22:00 AM |
Description: Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira told Bryan Hoch of mlb.com that he expects to be playing in the big leagues before June 1.
| Insight: Teixeira suffered a torn tendon sheath in his right wrist, while taking batting practice for team USA on March 5. Curtis Granderson came back Tuesday and Teixeira seems to be two weeks away. The Yankees are getting healthier - look out East Division. | | |
| 5/5/2013 10:08:00 AM |
Description: Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira will report to the Yankees' complex in Tampa to continue his rehab from a torn tendon sheath in his right wrist, but expects to take live batting practice on the field before he leaves Sunday. SOURCE: NYDailyNews.com | Insight: Teixeira suffered the injury batting practice for team USA on March 5, and this is the first time since the injury that he will take batting practice. He's still without a timetable, but could return by the end of this month or early in June if he avoids a setback. | | |
| 4/30/2013 6:51:00 PM |
Description: Andrew Marchand of ESPNNY.com reports that the best case for Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira's return to the lineup is the end of May, but added that June is more likely. | Insight: Teixeira sustained a partially torn tendon sheath in his right wrist while taking batting practice for team USA on March 5. The original timetable for Teixeira's recovery was 8-to-10 weeks, but it looks like he'll be out longer than that. | | |
| 4/24/2013 12:53:00 PM |
Description: Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira (wrist) told Bryan Hoch of mlb.com that he won't be able to meet his goal of playing on May 1. | Insight: Teixeira sustained a partially torn tendon sheath in his right wrist while taking batting practice for team USA on March 5. The original timetable for Teixeira's recovery was 8-to-10 weeks. it looks like a mid-May return at best. | | |
| 4/17/2013 5:33:00 PM |
Description: Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira (wrist) swung a bat underwater on Tuesday and plans to take 40 dry swings Wednesday. SOURCE: Andy McCullough, Newark Star-Ledger | Insight: Teixeira sustained a partially torn tendon sheath in his right wrist while taking batting practice for team USA on March 5. The original timetable for Teixeira's recovery was 8-to-10 weeks. Tuesday was the first time he has swung a bat since the injury. His target date of May 1 appears to be unrealistic, but we could see him by the second week of May. | | |
| 4/11/2013 6:15:00 PM |
Description: According to Sweeny Murti of WFAN, Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira (wrist) hopes to be cleared to swing a bat Friday. | Insight: Teixeira sustained a partially torn tendon sheath in his right wrist while taking batting practice for team USA on March 5. The original timetable for Teixeira's recovery was 8-to-10 weeks. He's targeting May 1 for a return to action. | | |
| 4/3/2013 6:50:00 PM |
Description: According to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch, Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira is targeting May 1 for his return from a right wrist injury. | Insight: Teixeira sustained a partially torn tendon sheath in his right wrist while taking batting practice for team USA on March 5. The original timetable for Teixeira's recovery was 8-to-10 weeks. He said Wednesday that he hoped to start swinging a bat by the middle of April and go on a minor league rehab assignment for a week prior to his return. | | |
| 3/17/2013 11:25:00 AM |
Description: According to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch, Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira isn't sure if he'll be able to return from his wrist injury in May. | Insight: The original timetable for Teixeira's recovery was 8-to-10 weeks but now it looks like it might be more like 10-to-12 weeks or possibly even longer. Newcomers Juan Rivera and Kevin Youkilis will both see reps at first base during Teixeira's absence. | | |
| 3/6/2013 4:33:00 PM |
Description: Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira has a strained right wrist and will miss 8-10 weeks, according to Jack Curry of the YES Network. | Insight: Teixeira is the latest Yankees star to go down with a major injury, following Alex Rodriguez (hip) and Curtis Granderson (forearm). The team also allowed Nick Swisher, Russell Martin and Raul Ibanez to leave via free agency so the Opening Day lineup is going to be quite different than last season. | | |
| 3/5/2013 10:01:00 PM |
Description: Updating an earlier report, Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira felt a "pop" in his right wrist and will be shut down for at least two weeks, New York GM Brian Cashman said. SOURCE: Daniel Barbarisi, Wall Street Journal | Insight: Teixeira suffered a wrist injury in the batting cage prior to a World Baseball Classic exhibition game on Tuesday and was initially given a timetable of 7-10 days but it appears to be more serious than that. Cashman said that he is "very concerned" about Teixeira, and he should be with Curtis Granderson and Alex Rodriguez also out for Opening Day and Nick Swisher, Raul Ibanez and Russell Martin elsewhere via free agency. | | |
| 3/5/2013 5:31:00 PM |
Description: Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira will miss 7-10 days with a strained forearm, according to Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports. | Insight: Teixeira suffered the injury in a batting cage prior to a World Baseball Classic exhibition game. He'll miss the rest of the WBC. | | |
| 10/16/2012 9:48:00 AM |
Description: Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira is a .097 hitter against Detroit starter Justin Verlander with just three hits and 10 strikeouts in 31 official at-bats. | Insight: Teixeira has hits in six of seven postseason games, but this history is hard to ignore. | | |
| 10/3/2012 9:48:00 AM |
Description: Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira was an ugly 0-for-6 on Tuesday, but has a favorable matchup on Wednesday. He's a career .417 hitter (5-for-12) with a 1.229 OPS against Boston starter Daisuke Matsuzaka. | Insight: Teixeira is just 1-for-9 in the two games since returning from a calf injury, but the Yankees won both games anyway. Wednesday should be his day to contribute offensively to the cause. | | |
| 10/1/2012 10:30:00 PM |
Description: Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira returned to the Yankees lineup Monday for just the second time since Aug. 27 and hit a two-run homer. | Insight: Teixeira has been dealing with a calf injury since late August. He returned for one game on Sept. 8 after an extended absence but aggravated the injury and hadn't played until tonight. | | |
| 10/1/2012 9:25:00 AM |
Description: Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira is expected to return to the team on Monday, but has rarely had success against Boston right-hander Clay Buchholz, going just 4-for-18 (.222). | Insight: Fantasy owners will get Teixeira back with three games remaining in the season. The first baseman has only played 120 games this season, hitting 23 homers and driving in 81 runs while batting .255. | | |
| 9/30/2012 12:46:00 PM |
Description: Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira will return to the team on Monday, according to Sweeny Murti of WFAN. | Insight: Fantasy owners will get Teixeira back with four games remaining in the season. The first baseman has only played 120 games this season, hitting 23 homers and driving in 81 runs while batting .255. | | |
| 9/10/2012 9:31:00 PM |
Description: Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira will be out for the next 10-14 days because of a strained left calf. | Insight: Casey McGehee (.222, 9 HR, 41 RBI) and Nick Swisher (.255, 20 HR, 78 RBI) should both see some time at first base in Teixeira's absence. | | |
| 9/9/2012 10:13:00 AM |
Description: New York first baseman Mark Teixeira returned to the lineup Saturday but he aggravated his left calf injury and is out indefinitely, according to the Newark Star-Ledger. | Insight: Teixeira hadn't played since Aug. 27 before returning last night. The first baseman said his strained left calf did not feel right on the game's final play, when he tried to beat out a double play and was called out despite beating the ball on a head-first dive into first base. | | |
| 9/8/2012 4:06:00 PM |
Description: New York first baseman Mark Teixeira is back in the lineup Saturday against the Orioles, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. | Insight: Teixeira hasn't played since Aug. 27 due to a calf injury. The first baseman was hoping to return Friday but the team decided to give him an extra day just to be safe. | | |
| 9/7/2012 7:52:00 PM |
Description: New York first baseman Mark Teixeira is expected to return Saturday against Baltimore. Teixeira hasn't played in over a week because of an injured calf. | Insight: Injuries have been an issue for Teixeira in the second half. He's already missed 19 games in 2012, the most he's missed in a season since 2007. He's hitting .243 against the Orioles this season. | | |
