After breaking his ankle in the 12th inning of an ALDS postseason game fielding a ground ball, Derek Jeter will make his Major League season debut today, batting second and playing DH against the Kansas City Royals. Lets go back to the time of the injury; when Jeter was injured, he crumbled to the ground, screaming in pain. He was helped off the field with trainers on each of his sides keeping him balanced. Jeter was putting no weight on his injured left ankle. X-rays in the clubhouse indicated a fractured ankle, however, weeks later, it was discovered to be broken. The initial projected healing time was 4-5 months (the injury occurred in October), and he said he was pretty sure he would be ready for opening day. But Jeter was having a bit of trouble healing as quickly as originally thought. Weeks before opening day, it came out that there was an additional fracture in his ankle, along with the break, which had all but completely healed. His return was then said to be sometime past the All-Star Break at the earliest. However, Jeter has spent around a week doing rehab in AAA Trenton, playing shortstop and DH. Here we are, days before the All-Star Break, and he is debuting in the 2013 Majors today. Although he is playing DH today, he is supposed to play shortstop tomorrow.
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