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BREAKING NEWS: Mark Teixeira out for 8-10 weeks with wrist injury

Found March 06, 2013 on RedSoxLife: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Mark Teixeira,  Robinson Cano,  Alex Rodriguez
TEAMS: New York Yankees
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The injury bug has infiltrated the New York Yankees clubhouse this spring, and things just got a whole lot worse for the Pinstripe Punks. On Wednesday Yankees manager Joe Girardi announced that Mark Teixeira will miss 8-10 weeks due to a wrist injury sustained during batting practice with the United States' World Baseball Classic team.   Earlier today RedSoxLife writer Joel Trunfio reported on a story regarding the possible suspension of three key New York Yankee players for testing positive for performance enhancing drugs - the three players in question were Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson and Alex Rodriguez. We’ll continue to bring you updates regarding this doomsday scenario for the New York Yankees.   Follow Scott Levesque on Twitter at @scottlevesque.
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