Derek Jeter Fractures Ankle, Is Done For Season, And The Yankees Lose Anyway

Timothy BurkeTimothy Burke|published: Sun 14th October, 01:20 2012

After a four-run ninth-inning rally to force extras, the Yankees disappointed a sparse crowd in the Bronx by dropping the ALCS Game 1 to the Tigers 6-4 in 12 innings. Even worse, skipper Joe Girardi announced to the press after the game Derek Sanderson Jeter would miss three months of action (in other words, the rest of the season) with a fractured ankle.


Here's the play that busted up Jeets, along with the shocked crowd reaction. We're sure Jeter maintains a harem of nurses just for these occasions. [TBS]

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