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Teixeira has cortisone shot, targeting Sunday
- Updated: May 26, 2016
NEW YORK — The Yankees expect Mark Teixeira to miss at least three games after the first baseman received another cortisone shot intended to calm the neck spasms that have been affecting his play this month.
Teixeira said that this is the second time he has received a cortisone shot this month, having started to deal with the injury following a May 3-5 series against the Orioles in Baltimore. He added that an MRI taken on Wednesday showed inflammation, but no serious nerve issues.
“I’ve always dealt with neck and upper back tightness, my entire career, but sometimes it gets too much,” Teixeira said. “You treat it, you get massages, you get treatment. [Head athletic trainer] Steve [Donohue] does a great job of calming it down when I …
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