Yankees Backup Catcher Cervelli Out at Least One Month With Fractured Foot
Francisco Cervelli #29 of the New York Yankees
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Francisco Cervelli #29 of the New York Yankees.
Francisco Cervelli #29 of the New York Yankees. Photographer: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images
New York Yankees backup catcher Francisco Cervelli will miss the start of the Major League Baseball season after fracturing his foot.
Cervelli will be in a protective boot for at least four weeks after fouling a ball off his left foot in a game two days ago against the Houston Astros, Yankees manager Joe Girardi told reporters today in Tampa, Florida.
With Russell Martin signed during the offseason to be the Yankees’ starting catcher, the team doesn’t have plans to use Jorge Posada, who is now New York’s designated hitter, as a catcher during spring-training games.
Cervelli played in 93 games last season, batting .271 with 38 runs batted in and 11 doubles.
The Yankees open their season March 31 against the Detroit Tigers.
To contact the reporter on this story: Mason Levinson in New York at mlevinson@bloomberg.net.
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Michael Sillup at msillup@bloomberg.net.
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