WASHINGTON -- How long will Jacoby Ellsbury be out with a sprained right knee?
GM Brian Cashman said by phone Wednesday afternoon "it's premature to try and predict" until the centerfielder, who left Tuesday night's game with the injury, is seen by the club's team physician, Dr. Christopher Ahmad.
"I don't think it's a two-month situation," Cashman said. "Could it be a month? I don't know. Our doctor hasn't seen him."
Ellsbury, placed on the 15-day disabled list late Tuesday night, sustained the injury during an at-bat leading off the fourth when he swung and missed at a 1-and-0 Gio Gonzalez changeup.