YANKEES Jeter returns to DL
NEW YORK - Derek Jeter is back on the disabled list.
The New York Yankees placed their captain on the 15-day DL on Friday. He strained his right quad in his first game back with New York last week after being out all season with a broken left ankle.
The Yankees had waited to make a decision, using the four days of the All-Star break for the shortstop to receive treatment. But with New York set to open the second half of the season against the Red Sox in Boston on Friday, the team announced the move.
The Yankees also signed infielder Brent Lillibridge from Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
The 39-year-old Jeter singled on his first pitch in a major league game this year as the Yankees beat Kansas City on July 11, but he left in the eighth inning when his quad tightened in his third at-bat.
At the time, Jeter said he hoped the strain was “not a big deal.”
He missed the weekend series against Minnesota but hoped to avoid the disabled list.
“It’s frustrating. I don’t know what else you want me to say,” Jeter said in a statement a day after the injury. “I worked hard to get to the point of rejoining the team yesterday. It’s not how you draw it up, but hopefully I’ll be back out there soon and help this team win some games.”
RANGERS
Cruz out with migraine
ARLINGTON, Texas - All-Star right fielder Nelson Cruz was out of the Texas Rangers’ lineup Friday because of a migraine headache.
Leonys Martin took over in right field when the Rangers played Baltimore in their first game after the All-Star break.
Craig Gentry (Fort Smith, Arkansas Razorbacks) was in the starting lineup in center field in his first game since coming off the disabled list. He had been out since June 21 with a fractured left hand.
Jeff Baker also was back in the lineup, as the designated hitter. Baker had been out since June 13 with a sprained right thumb, which he hurt after an over-exuberant high five with a still unidentified teammate that bent Baker’s thumb back to his wrist.
Texas optioned right-hander Wilmer Font and catcher-infielder Robinson Chirinos to Class AAA Round Rock.
REDS
Soto back with team
CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Reds called up infielder Neftali Soto before the start of their weekend series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, giving them another right-handed hitter off the bench.
It’s Soto’s second stint with Cincinnati. He made his major league debut in May and went 0 for 1 before being sent back to Triple-A Louisville. He batted .278 for Louisville with 11 home runs and 45 RBI.
Soto fills the spot opened when left-hander Tony Cingrani was optioned to Louisville on Wednesday. The Reds want Cingrani to make a start in the minors so he’s not rusty when they bring him back to start in San Francisco on Tuesday. The game will be part of a doubleheader that makes up a game rained out in Cincinnati on July 4.
Left-handed reliever Sean Marshall has had another minor setback in his comeback from a sore pitching shoulder.
Manager Dusty Baker said Marshall saw a doctor on Friday, a day after he had a problem while throwing. Baker said the issue is minor and Marshall could be back on his throwing program in a few days. The set-up specialist has been on the disabled list since May 24.
The Reds also are missing right-handed set-up man Jonathan Broxton, on the DL since June 15 with a sore elbow. He’s closer to being ready for a return.
Cleanup hitter Ryan Ludwick took batting practice on the field Thursday for the first time since he tore cartilage in his right shoulder on opening day. Baker said Ludwick is close to starting a rehab assignment.
RAYS Cobb set for rehab start
TORONTO - Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Alex Cobb, who suffered a concussion when he was hit in the head by a batted ball in June, is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Class A Charlotte on Tuesday.
Cobb, 6-2 with a 3.01 ERA in 13 starts, was cleared on Friday to begin his rehab after throwing 59 pitches in a four-inning simulated game at Tampa Bay’s spring training complex one day earlier.
Cobb was struck in the right ear by a liner from Kansas City’s Eric Hosmer on June 15. He was hospitalized overnight after being carted off the field, and was bothered by vertigo for several weeks.
He began throwing bullpen sessions on July 5 and advanced to pitching to hitters in live batting practice on July 14.
Rays Manager Joe Maddon said Cobb will make at least two minor league starts before returning to the majors in early August.
TWINS
Colabello called up
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Twins have recalled first baseman Chris Colabello from Class AAA Rochester, the last of three replacements in an All-Star break roster shake-up.
Colabello joined the team for Friday’s game against Cleveland. The Twins announced before the break they were bringing up catcher/outfielder Chris Herrmann and infielder Doug Bernier, but they waited until after Colabello played in the Class AAA All-Star game to make the move with the 29-year-old.
Colabello was batting .354 with 24 doubles, 24 home runs and 76 RBI in 322 at-bats for Rochester. He went 2 for 16 over his first two stints with the Twins this season.
Outfielders Oswaldo Arcia and Chris Parmelee and infielder Eduardo Escobar were optioned to Rochester after Minnesota’s final game of the first half.
PHILLIES Surgery possible for Adams
NEW YORK - Philadelphia Phillies right-hander reliever Mike Adams still feels discomfort in his pitching shoulder and might be headed for season-ending surgery.
Adams has been on the disabled list since June 21 with right biceps tendinitis. Phillies trainer Scott Sheridan said Adams was examined Thursday by team medical director Dr. Michael Ciccotti and plans to see Los Angeles Dodgers doctor Neal ElAttrache before deciding on his next move.
Sheridan says surgery is an option for Adams, who has been a top setup man when healthy. He has been on the DL twice during his first season in Philadelphia, once for a strained back, after signing a $12 million, two-year contract in December.
The 34-year-old Adams is 1-4 with a 3.96 ERA in 28 games.
Sports, Pages 23 on 07/20/2013