| 5/24/2013 5:36:00 PM |
Description: Yankees third baseman Kevin Youkilis (back) will play in an extended spring training game along with Mark Teixeira (wrist) Saturday, according to Chad Jennings of LoHud.com. | Insight: Youkilis has played just one game since April 20 due to a lumbar spine sprain and was placed on the DL retroactive to April 28. He reportedly is on track to return next week. | | |
| 5/23/2013 5:10:00 PM |
Description: Yankees third baseman Kevin Youkilis (back) is "maybe a week" away from returning, according to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News. | Insight: Youkilis has played just one game since April 20 due to a lumbar spine sprain and was placed on the DL retroactive to April 28. | | |
| 5/21/2013 9:42:00 PM |
Description: Yankees third baseman Kevin Youkilis (back) played an extended spring training game Tuesday. | Insight: Youkilis has played just one game since April 20 due to a back injury and was placed on the DL retroactive to April 28. He could return in a few weeks barring a setback. | | |
| 4/30/2013 5:00:00 PM |
Description: Yankees third baseman Kevin Youkilis (back) has been placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 28. | Insight: Youkilis has been dealing with a back injury since April 20, but he returned for one game on April 27, which reset his DL clock. Jayson Nix will continue to handle third base duties for the banged up Yankees. | | |
| 4/29/2013 11:00:00 PM |
Description: New York Yankees corner infielder Kevin Youkilis' MRI was negative. He'll have an epidural on Tuesday and the team will decide whether he'll be placed on the DL or not in the coming hours, according to Andy McCullough of the Newark Star-Ledger. | Insight: Youkilis has been dealing with a back injury since April 20. He returned for one game on April 27 after missing six, so if the team places him on the DL it will have to be retroactive to that date. | | |
| 4/29/2013 4:36:00 PM |
Description: New York Yankees corner infielder Kevin Youkilis (back) is not in Monday's lineup, and we're still awaiting results of the MRI he had earlier today. | Insight: Youkilis started out batting .424 through nine games, but he is 3-for-31 over his last eight. Returning for a game on April 27 after six straight absences will prevent the Yankees from placing him on the DL retroactive to April 20, the day he first suffered the injury. | | |
| 4/28/2013 4:48:00 PM |
Description: New York Yankees corner infielder Kevin Youkilis (back) will undergo an MRI Monday, according to Andrew Marchand of ESPNNY.com. | Insight: Youkilis started out batting .424 through nine games, but he is 3-for-31 over his last eight. | | |
| 4/28/2013 11:29:00 AM |
Description: New York Yankees corner infielder Kevin Youkilis is not in Sunday's starting lineup. A tight lower back caused Youkilis to miss six straight games, before he played on Saturday. | Insight: Youkilis returned to the lineup on Saturday against the Blue Jays after missing six games and went hitless. He's batting a barely respectable .266 with a pair of homers and seven RBI, but the injury-filled Yankees roster needs him in the lineup. | | |
| 4/27/2013 1:02:00 PM |
Description: New York Yankees corner infielder Kevin Youkilis will return to the lineup on Saturday against the Blue Jays. | Insight: A tight lower back caused Youkilis to miss six straight games. He's batting a respectable .279 with a pair of homers and seven RBI. As quickly as the Yankees are losing starters (Cervelli last night), they need Youkilis back in the lineup. | | |
| 4/26/2013 5:39:00 PM |
Description: New York corner infielder Kevin Youkilis won't see the field Friday against the Blue Jays. | Insight: A tight lower back will cause Youkilis to miss his fifth straight game. A trip to the DL could be in the cards for the often-injured third baseman. | | |
| 4/26/2013 1:30:00 PM |
Description: Yankees 1B/3B Kevin Youkilis sat Thursday night and is questionable for Friday's game against Toronto. | Insight: He still has tightness in his lower back. Lyle Overbay and Jayson Nix would likely cover the two corner positions if Youkilis (.279, 2 HR, 7 RBI) can't play. | | |
| Cold | 4/25/2013 4:20:00 PM |
Description: Yankees first and third baseman Kevin Youkilis will take a seat Thursday night against Toronto. | Insight: He still has tightness in his lower back. Former Blue Jay Lyle Overbay will grab the start at first with Jayson Nix manning the hot corner. | | |
| 4/24/2013 11:17:00 AM |
Description: New York corner infielder Kevin Youkilis is not expected to return to the Yankees lineup until Thursday, according to mlb.com reporter Bryan Hoch. | Insight: Youkilis (.279, 2 HR, 7 RBI) has been battling tightness in his lower back since Saturday. Jayson Nix is expected to get another start. | | |
| 4/23/2013 5:00:00 PM |
Description: New York corner infielder Kevin Youkilis will be held out of the lineup again Tuesday. | Insight: Youkilis (.295, 2 HR, 9 RBI) has been battling tightness in his lower back since Saturday. Jayson Nix will get another start at third base Tuesday. | | |
| 4/22/2013 6:42:00 PM |
Description: New York corner infielder Kevin Youkilis was supposed to be back in the lineup Monday against Tampa Bay but he was scratched at the last minute. | Insight: Youkilis (.295, 2 HR, 9 RBI) is still battling tightness in his lower back. Jayson Nix will grab the start at third. | | |
| 4/20/2013 3:34:00 PM |
Description: Yankees third baseman Kevin Youkilis left Saturday's game against the Blue Jays due to lower back tightness, according to Sweeny Murti of WFAN. | Insight: Youkilis was 1-for-3 with two RBIs in the game. The corner infielder has a history of getting banged up and hasn't played more than 136 games over the last four seasons. | | |
| 4/16/2013 9:56:00 AM |
Description: Yankees third baseman Kevin Youkilis is just 1-for-14 (.071) versus Arizona right-hander Brandon McCarthy. | Insight: Youkilis is 0-for-9 in the last two games and is striking out more than we are used to, 11 times in 42 at-bats, but he's still batting a solid .333 with a pair of homers and a .976 OPS. This matchup, however, is unfavorable and should be avoided. | | |
| Hot | 4/12/2013 10:44:00 PM |
Description: Yankees third baseman Kevin Youkilis reached base all four times at the plate Friday against the Orioles, picking up three hits and a walk. | Insight: Youkilis has a hit in all nine games this season and has hit four doubles and two homers. | | |
| 4/7/2013 10:06:00 AM |
Description: Yankees third baseman Kevin Youkilis won't like seeing Justin Verlander on the hill Sunday afternoon. He has seven hits, eight strikeouts and zero walks in 32 career at-bats against him. | Insight: Youkilis has connected twice for homers off Verlander, but he hasn't had much success otherwise. He is 7-for-18 (.389) with three doubles and a homer in five games this season. | | |
| 2/26/2013 2:02:00 PM |
Description: Yankees 3B Kevin Youkilis is dealing with what he calls a cramp just above his left hip, but doesn't think it's anything major. | Insight: New York is in need of a third baseman with Alex Rodriguez out indefinitely due to a torn labrum in his hip and offensive with Curtis Granderson sidelined. It will be a huge lift to the team if Youkilis can look anything like the guy who played in Boston from 2006-11. Fantasy owners would like that too. | | |
