BOSTON - With Mark Teixeira "not getting any better," in general manager Brian Cashman's words, the Yankees sent the first baseman back to New York on Monday morning for additional tests on his troublesome right leg.
"We're just going to run through all the tests again to make sure nothing more is going on," Cashman said. "Because he's not getting any better."
Teixeira left the Aug. 17 game against the Twins after fouling a ball off his right knee area. An X-ray, CT scan and MRI showed a severe bone bruise but not a fracture.
The initial diagnosis, however, was for Teixeira to be out no more than seven to 10 days, a time frame that has come and gone.