New York, 10/14/12
This weekend Derek Jeter broke his left ankle in the 12th inning of the AL championship series opener Saturday night and is out for the rest of the postseason. Just a few innings before, Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homerun that tied the game for the Yankees. Jeter broke his ankle when he tried to go for a grounder hit by Jhonny Peralta's and didn't get up. He was helped up by Joe Girardi and Steve Donahue. They took him off the field, with Jeter not moving his left leg as chants of "Derek Jeter!" rang out.
The Yankees ultimately lost the game against the Tigers, 6-4. This is not a permanent injury but it will take about three months to heal. "Jeter has been a constant in the Yankees' lineup since he was Rookie of the Year in 1996. In fact, the 2000 World Series MVP has played in all 157 of New York's postseason games since then." The Yankees and Tigers will play game 3 of the series on Tuesday night. The tigers lead the series 2-0 so far.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/10/14/yankees-shortstop-derek-jeter-helped-off-field-after-injuring-left-leg-in-12th/#ixzz29PLX95M3
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