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Derek Jeter #2 of the New York Yankees reacts after he injured his leg in the top of the 12th inning against the Detroit Tigers during Game One of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium, Oct. 13 .
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.
-- Reported by Matthew Pouliot of HBT
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New York Yankees left fielder Ichiro Suzuki makes a leaping catch against the Oakland Athletics during the tenth inning of their MLB American League baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012.
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In this image taken from video, New York Yankees' Mariano Rivera, center, grimaces after twisting his right knee shagging fly balls during batting practice before a baseball game with the Kansas City Royals, Thursday, May 3, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo.
Manager Joe Girardi revealed the severity of the injury after the game. Royals team doctor Vincent Key diagnosed a torn ACL after looking at the MRI.
"This is bad, there's no question about it," Girardi. "
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New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, left, poses for photographer Nick Laham on photo day during baseball spring training, Monday in Tampa, Fla.
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Yankees players Curtis Granderson, Joba Chamberlain, Alex Rodriguez, Brett Gardner and Hiroki Kuroda.
Here, one style of photography exposes the process behind another. See more PhotoBlog posts about the Yankees, and other PhotoBlog items focused on photography itself.
Things may be looking up for Detroit. And though there is a great deal of attention being given to the Yankees loss, the Tigers had a magnificent celebration of their upset.
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Detroit Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez and his son Victor Martinez Jr. celebrate after the Tigers defeated the New York Yankees.
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Jose Valverde, #46, second from left, of the Detroit Tigers, celebrates with his teammates after he closed out Tigers 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees during Game Five of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 6, 2011.
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Brandon Inge and Austin Jackson of the Detroit Tigers collide in the air as they celebrate their 3-2 win against the New York Yankees.
Read more about the Tigers' advance to the AL Championships in our full story.
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Two police officers stand on the field during a rain delay of game one of the American League Division Series playoffs between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers at Yankees Stadium in the Bronx, New York on Friday, Sept. 30, 2011.
From Craig Calcaterra / NBC Sports:
Ain’t this a daisy: Joe Torre just announced that Game 1 has been suspended. You can’t predict baseball. But you can predict weather. Makes you wonder why they didn’t do that here.
Because of the new postseason rules that were put into place after the soggy 2008 postseason, all playoff games are played to their completion, not started from scratch, even if it hadn’t reached the fifth inning.
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New York Yankees Derek Jeter smiles as he runs up the first base line hitting a solo home run for his 3,000 career hit against the Tampa Bay Rays in the third inning at Yankee Stadium in New York, July 9.
AP reports:
With a swift swing of his shiny black bat, Jeter jolted himself into historic company, homering off Tampa Bay ace David Price in the third inning Saturday. He became the 28th major leaguer to hit the milestone and joined former teammate Wade Boggs as the only players to do it with a home run.
Read more here.
The AP reports from New York:
Only a few thousand fans were left in the ballpark when the Red Sox wrapped up an 8-3 victory over the Yankees early Friday in a rain-delayed game that ended at 1:43 a.m
A storm that brought lightning bolts over the Bronx delayed the start for 3 hours, 27 minutes. Read the full story.
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A New York Yankees fan covers himself with a poncho during a rain delay before the start of the match against Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 9.
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Boston Red Sox's Jacoby Ellsbury (2) steals second base as New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano attempts to catch the ball during the first inning of a baseball game on June 9.
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New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano relays to first base after forcing out Texas Rangers baserunner Elvis Andrus to complete the double play in the top of the first inning of game five of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York, Oct. 20, 2010.
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Texas Rangers' Ian Kinsler singles off New York Yankees pitcher C.C. Sabathia in the second inning.
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Alex Rodriguez, right, of the New York Yankees scores past the tag attempt of catcher Matt Treanor of the Texas Rangers in the bottom of the second inning.
Watching the playoffs and the World Series helps me let go of summer.
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New York Yankees fan Claude Godrey shows off his back tattooed with Yankees stars whose numbers have been retired before the start of the Yankees and Kansas City Royals baseball game in Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday, Aug. 15.
Now that's some serious commitment to your team.
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