TAMPA — Under a cement-colored sky and with the threat of rain in the air, Derek Jeter was slated to start at short Thursday afternoon against the Pirates at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
Jeter's last game was Sept. 7 in a 13-9 loss to the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. Following the defeat, Jeter was shut down for the remainder of the season due to left leg problems.
Thanks to a twice-fractured left ankle and calf and quadriceps problems, Jeter appeared in just 17 games and hit .190.
Now, GM Brian Cashman says he doesn't have a concern over Jeter, who turns 40 in June and plans to retire after the season. And Jeter says there is no reason he can't return to the 2012 model when he led the AL with 216 hits and batted .316.
While it was only the Yankees' second exhibition game, all eyes were on Jeter, who was in the lineup and batting second.
And when David Phelps throws the first pitch Jeter will have the latest in a long line of second basemen on the other side of the bag serving as a double play partner — Brian Roberts was at second and hitting fourth. Outside of a handful of WBC games, Jeter and Roberts haven't played together, but Jeter didn't see any issues with that.
"I have played with a lot of second basemen,'' Jeter said regarding how much time it might take to get comfortable with Roberts. "I don't think it takes very long.''
There is a chance Jeter will have more than Roberts to play with. The Yankees are searching the baseball universe for second and third base help because of Roberts' injury history and Kelly Johnson's inexperience at third (14 career games).
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