NEW YORK (AP) – Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira has had a third cortisone shot in his surgically repaired right wrist, and left-hander CC Sabathia played catch at the ballpark for the first time since season-ending knee surgery July 23.
Right-hander Masahiro Tanaka says he felt normal soreness Monday, a day after his first start since July 8. And Yankees manager Joe Girardi says right-hander Ivan Nova is on track for a May return after elbow ligament-replacement surgery July 29.
New York is likely to miss consecutive postseasons for the first time since 1992 and `93. Projecting the final week of the season, the Yankees’ original rotation will combine to start only 80 of 162 games: Sabathia (eight), Hiroki Kuroda (32), Nova (four), Tanaka (21) and Michael Pineda (15).
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