Bronx, NY (Sports Network) – Derek Jeter’s long-awaited season debut Thursday was cut short due to tightness in his right quad.<\/p>\n
Jeter went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in his first game of the season for the New York Yankees, who beat the Kansas City Royals by an 8-4 margin.<\/p>\n
The 39-year-old Jeter, however, did not make his last at-bat and manager Joe Girardi announced after the game that the 13-time All-Star injured his right quad. He will have an MRI.<\/p>\n
“It’s not frustrating yet,” Jeter said. “We’re going to get an MRI, so we’ll find out.”<\/p>\n
Girardi didn’t seem too concerned after the game but indicated that the team captain will go for tests as a precaution.<\/p>\n
Jeter was activated from the 60-day disabled list prior to Thursday’s game. He returned to the lineup after playing four minor league rehab games in his recovery from a broken left ankle. The shortstop suffered the broken ankle during Game 1 of last year’s American League Championship Series against the Detroit Tigers and sustained another fracture during spring training that set his return further back.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Jeter batted second as the designated hitter.<\/p>\n
Jeter 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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