Derek Jeter suffered a fractured left ankle diving for a Jhonny Peralta grounder in the 12th inning of Saturday?s loss to the Tigers and will miss the rest of the postseason.
The Yankees were down 5-4 when Jeter ranged to his left in order to make a play. He grabbed the ball but tumbled down awkwardly and didn?t get up. In obvious pain, he was helped off the field without putting any weight on the leg.
With a clean break being the initial diagnosis, Jeter is expected to miss about three months, meaning he should be ready for spring training.
In Jeter?s absence, the Yankees will undoubtedly restore Eduardo Nunez to the roster for Sunday?s Game 2. Nunez took part in the ALDS, but he was replaced by reliever Cody Eppley prior to Saturday?s game, as the Yankees opted to go with 12 pitchers against the Tigers. Nunez will share time with Jayson Nix at shortstop the rest of the way.
Jeter was 1-for-5 with a walk and two strikeouts before departing tonight. Including the series against the Orioles, he was 9-for-24 (.375) with two RBI and three runs scored in October.
Jeter is the all-time postseason leader with 158 games played, 200 hits, 32 doubles and 111 runs scored.
See also: It?s just not the postseason without Derek Jeter.
Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/14/derek-jeter-leaves-with-leg-injury-in-12th/related/
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