BOSTON -- The deep bone bruise that has hobbled Mark Teixeira for more than two weeks is not improving, and the Yankees slugger has been placed on crutches in an attempt to speed his healing, said manager Joe Girardi.
Teixeira was examined on Tuesday by team physician Christopher Ahmad in New York, where a new MRI revealed that the bone bruise was more significant than initially thought. Girardi said that the Yankees do expect to get Teixeira back in the lineup this season.
"I think the initial MRI was so quick, they didn't see it," Girardi said.