KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP)Awkwardly using crutches for the first time since he was 9 years old, David Robertson made the way to his locker on the left side of the New York Yankees spring training clubhouse as Joba Chamberlain ran by with some good-natured, sarcastic remarks about carrying boxes.
After learning Robertsons foot injury was minor, the reliever and his teammates could laugh.
Theres always a little worry, Robertson said. Now that Ive heard the news, Im happy.
Two days after Robertson fell on the stairs of his home in St. Petersburg, tests results came back Friday afternoon that diagnosed a bone bruise. Robertson stayed back in Tampa on Saturday for treatment while many of his teammates bused for a spring training game against the Atlanta Braves.
I dont sense hes going to be out that long, manager Joe Girardi said.
Robertson planned work out later Saturday to exercise his rotator cuff and his abs. He wanted no part of throwing from a chair.
Im hoping to avoid that. Ive seen people do it, he said. Ill wait an extra dayor try to.
Robertson is to wear a protective boot through Sunday. He wont throw on a mound until the soreness is gone.
Before the test results came in, Robertson was a little bit worried.
My thoughts were, worst-case scenario, lets say something is broken, it would be four, five weeks, come back and just stay off it. It would ruin me for the start of the season, he said.
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