[新聞] Notes: Hughes to have MRI on ankle

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05/25/2007 8:44 PM ET
Notes: Hughes to have MRI on ankle
Hurler catches a spike during conditioning drills in Tampa

NEW YORK -- Phil Hughes rolled his left ankle while performing conditioning
exercises at the Legends Field training complex on Friday, and will have an
MRI performed to determine the severity of the injury.
"He was doing his agility drill and stuck a spike; [the] spike caught,"
manager Joe Torre said. "They don't think it's anything, just rolled it a
little bit. It may set him back a couple of days."

The 20-year-old right-hander is widely regarded as the Yankees' top pitching
prospect. He has been on the disabled list since straining his left hamstring
in a May 1 start against the Texas Rangers, in which he was working on a
no-hitter.

General manager Brian Cashman said that Hughes will be sent for an MRI on
either Friday or Saturday. Torre said that the injury is not expected to
significantly alter Hughes' projected return date.

Hughes threw 35 pitches off a full mound on Wednesday in Tampa, Fla., his
first bullpen session since straining the left hamstring, and reported no
problems.

At the time of the hamstring injury, it was estimated that Hughes could miss
as much as six to eight weeks of action. Torre said that projecting Hughes'
return to rotation in mid-June is "certainly possible."

He's The Boss: Jason Giambi acknowledged that he'd heard what owner George
Steinbrenner had to say about him in an interview with The Associated Press
on Friday, but beyond that, Giambi wasn't saying much.

"He has that right," Giambi said. "He's my boss."

Steinbrenner, 76, did not respond positively to the comments Giambi made last
week to a USA Today reporter during the club's series in Chicago, when Giambi
said he was wrong for having done "that stuff" -- alluding to his past use of
performance-enhancing drugs -- and suggested that Major League Baseball owed
its fans an apology for allowing the substances to infiltrate the sport.

Commissioner Bud Selig is likely to decide in the next week or two if Giambi
will be disciplined for his comments.

"He should have kept his mouth shut," Steinbrenner said. "The matter is in
the hands of the baseball Commissioner."

Though Giambi declined to discuss Steinbrenner's comments further, Torre said
that he believes Giambi is sensitive to the statements being made concerning
him.

"Jason cares," Torre said. "He cares a great deal about his teammates, about
the uniform he wears, and I don't think it's going to affect what happens on
the field.

"Now, saying that, I don't want you think he doesn't care what's said, but he
seems to be able to block it out at the right time. I'm sure he listened, or
took in the remarks, and [they] meant something to him."

Giambi moved up to sixth in the Yankees' lineup on Friday, as he entered play
against the Angels batting .260 with six home runs and 19 RBIs. Slowed by a
bone spur and plantar fasciitis in his left heel -- which were treated by
orthotic inserts that arrived before last weekend's series against the Mets
-- Giambi had just two hits in his previous 34 at-bats.

"I'm just trying to get my swing back," Giambi said. "I'm just trying to get
it all together. The orthotics definitely helped, but it's going to be a
gradual process."

Mr. May: Good defense at first base and a solid line at the plate -- a .308
average, six doubles, two home runs, 12 runs scored and eight RBIs in 20
games.

Don't look now, but these were Doug Mientkiewicz's numbers for the month
entering Friday's game. The stats may seem difficult to believe after
Mientkiewicz posted a .154 average in 52 April at-bats.

But Mientkiewicz -- even though he insists he's still not in a groove at the
plate -- is finally producing the way the Yankees had hoped he could.

"You have a good month, and your average can jump 50 to 60 points,"
Mientkiewicz said. "You don't want to get too wrapped up or giddy about it."

Torre kept faith in Mientkiewicz's hitting even during his April slump. Of
course, the reason he played regularly was because of his strong defense, but
the upper-deck home run he hit off Boston's Curt Schilling on Wednesday night
couldn't hurt.

"Dougie is working at it. He worked at it all spring," Torre said. "It was a
nice game the other day against the not-so-easy pitcher to handle. He's a
hard-nosed kid. He's going to stick his face in it and try every which way to
help this ballclub win ballgames.

"Obviously, he can't do it with his legs, but the defense part of it and, of
course, the three-hit game the other day had to make him feel good. We trust
him over there at first base, and so far the hitting -- every once in a while
he surprises us with a home run."

Come on up: Kei Igawa showed enough signs of improvement in his start on
Thursday for Class A Tampa that he will enjoy a change of venue for his next
time on a mound. Igawa will be summoned to join the Triple-A
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre rotation for his next start, pitching on Tuesday -- one
day after Roger Clemens.

Igawa, 27, was Tampa's winning pitcher in a 9-8 victory over the Vero Beach
Dodgers at Dodgertown on Thursday, throwing five innings and allowing two
runs on four hits.

He walked one and struck out four in his second appearance for Tampa, and
though Torre said reports indicated that Igawa didn't show much velocity, his
delivery was more mechanically sound.

"I know they were just trying to keep him over the rubber, where he wasn't
tipping and dragging his arm," Torre said.

Igawa appeared in six games (five starts) for the Yankees this season, going
2-1 with a 7.63 ERA. He signed a five-year, $20 million contract in January
after the Yankees offered a $26 million posting bid to acquire his rights
from the Hanshin Tigers of the Japanese Central League.

That's a wrap: Right-hander Darrell Rasner, on the shelf for up to three
months with a broken right index finger, had the heavy bandage removed from
his surgically repaired digit. Rasner said he'd been forced to protect the
wrap by showering with a plastic bag.

"At least now I can brush my teeth," Rasner said.

Coming up: The Yankees and Angels meet for the second game of their
three-game series on Saturday afternoon, as right-hander Chien-Ming Wang
(3-3, 4.28 ERA) gets the call for New York. Right-hander Kelvim Escobar (5-2,
2.82 ERA) makes the start for the Angels, with first pitch scheduled for 1:05
ET.

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