ATLANTA - Mark Teixeira didn't even pretend to sound optimistic. "It's not where it needs to be," he said of the bone bruise in his lower right leg.
Most concerning? "Running's still a big struggle," he said. "I can't run. It's as simple as that."
Teixeira, who suffered the bone bruise Aug. 17, has had an X-ray, CT scan and MRI on the leg, tests that showed the bruise and no break. He again will be evaluated by doctors this weekend and likely will undergo more tests. "It's just not getting any better," he said.
When he was first evaluated, doctors told him the maximum time he'd be out would be a week.