Derek Jeter out until All-Star break after ankle setback

Derek Jeter won't return to the New York Yankees lineup until after the All-Star break, general manager Brian Cashman told reporters on Thursday.

Jeter, 38, is recovering from a broken ankle suffered in last year's ALCS. Now doctors have discovered a small crack in the area of his previous injury. It's another setback for the Yankees captain, who was previously expected to return around May 1.

Jeter made an unscheduled visit to his ankle surgeon in Charlotte on Thursday for a CT scan.  Cashman said Jeter doesn't need another surgery, just more time to heal. Jeter hasn't played since March 23 when he felt soreness around his ankle after playing in a few spring training games with the Yankees. He's been working out in Florida at the team's minor-league complex.

Consider this more bad news for a Yankees team that's already without Curtis Granderson, Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez. Teixeira, however, was recently cleared to start swinging a bat.

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