Late May earliest return for Teixeira
More likely, however, is that Tex will not return to the Yankees until June.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 38 | 150 | 32 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 0 | .320 | .411 | .593 | |
| 2003 | Rangers | 146 | 529 | 66 | 137 | 29 | 5 | 26 | 84 | 44 | 120 | 1 | 2 | .259 | .331 | .480 |
| 2004 | Rangers | 145 | 545 | 101 | 153 | 34 | 2 | 38 | 112 | 68 | 117 | 4 | 1 | .281 | .370 | .560 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Rangers | 162 | 644 | 112 | 194 | 41 | 3 | 43 | 144 | 72 | 124 | 4 | 0 | .301 | .379 | .575 |
| 2006 | Rangers | 162 | 628 | 99 | 177 | 45 | 1 | 33 | 110 | 89 | 128 | 2 | 0 | .282 | .371 | .514 |
| 2007 | Braves | 54 | 208 | 38 | 66 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 56 | 27 | 46 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .404 | .615 |
| 2007 | Rangers | 78 | 286 | 48 | 85 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 49 | 45 | 66 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .397 | .524 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Angels | 54 | 193 | 39 | 69 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 0 | .358 | .449 | .632 |
| 2008 | Braves | 103 | 381 | 63 | 108 | 27 | 0 | 20 | 78 | 65 | 70 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .390 | .512 |
| 2008 | 157 | 574 | 102 | 177 | 41 | 0 | 33 | 121 | 97 | 93 | 2 | 0 | .308 | .410 | .552 | |
| 2009 | Yankees | 156 | 609 | 103 | 178 | 43 | 3 | 39 | 122 | 81 | 114 | 2 | 0 | .292 | .383 | .565 |
| 2010 | Yankees | 158 | 601 | 113 | 154 | 36 | 0 | 33 | 108 | 93 | 122 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .365 | .481 |
| 2011 | Yankees | 156 | 589 | 90 | 146 | 26 | 1 | 39 | 111 | 76 | 110 | 4 | 1 | .248 | .341 | .494 |
| 2012 | Yankees | 123 | 451 | 66 | 113 | 27 | 1 | 24 | 84 | 54 | 83 | 2 | 1 | .251 | .332 | .475 |
| Career Total | 1497 | 5664 | 938 | 1580 | 355 | 18 | 338 | 1101 | 746 | 1123 | 21 | 6 | .279 | .369 | .527 | |
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More likely, however, is that Tex will not return to the Yankees until June.
Teixeira is taking his recovery slow as he aims to return for the Yankees.
Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira expects to be cleared to begin swinging a bat as soon as today.
The Yankees are aiming for a May 1 return for Derek Jeter.
The first baseman may be recovering quicker from his wrist injury than he first thought.
Have we gotten to the point where "not good enough for the 2013 Red Sox" is good enough for the Tex-less 2013 Yankees? Perhaps.
The New York Yankees are still actively seeking help at first and third base.
Mark Teixeira's strained wrist won't require surgery.