Ellsbury hoping to avoid going on 15-day DL

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NEW YORK — With Alex Rodriguez and CC Sabathia already on the 15-day disabled list, the last thing the Yankees could afford would be to lose another veteran for 15 days. And outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury hopes it won’t come to that.

Ellsbury exited after the first inning of the Yankees win over the Red Sox on Friday night with soreness in his right hip and has since been out of the lineup each of the past two days. He addressed the injury to the media Sunday afternoon, voicing both concern and optimism.

“I hope we can get back as soon as possible,” he said. “I don’t want to speculate on a time, but that’s the goal, to avoid the DL.”

That said, Ellsbury said he’s still feeling pain in his hip when he walks, although significantly less pain than he felt on Friday and Saturday. He’s yet to …

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