Bronx, NY (Sports Network) – New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has been cleared by team doctors and will begin a minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Jeter is scheduled to play at least five innings at shortstop in his first appearance. The 13-time All-Star has not played for New York this season while recovering from a broken ankle he suffered during Game 1 of last year’s American League Championship Series against the Detroit Tigers.<\/p>\n
Despite the entire team being ravaged by injuries, the Yankees have managed a 46-39 start to the 2013 campaign without their captain, but have sorely missed his production.<\/p>\n
Jayson Nix, who has received the bulk of the playing time at shortstop, was placed on the disabled list on Wednesday with a hamstring injury and has hit .236 with 20 RBI in 73 games this season.<\/p>\n
A timetable has not yet been announced for the 39-year-old Jeter, who is coming off a productive 2012 season in which he hit for a .316 batting average with 15 homers, 58 RBI and 99 runs scored.<\/p>\n
In other news, the Yankees have transferred the rehab assignment of third baseman Alex Rodriguez to the club’s Single-A Tampa Bay affiliate. Rodriguez is expected to play in his third rehab game on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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