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- Updated: May 29, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — Dustin Ackley did not accompany the Yankees to their charter flight after Sunday’s 2-1 victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field, instead preparing to receive an MRI to determine the severity of an injury to his right shoulder.
Manager Joe Girardi said that Ackley’s shoulder “popped out” while diving back into first base on a pickoff attempt in the sixth inning and that a stint on the disabled list appears to be “a distinct possibility.”
“It felt like it kind of got jammed a little bit when I went back in,” Ackley said. “I couldn’t really tell exactly what happened. I’ve never had any shoulder things in the past before, so it’s hard for me to pinpoint what it was.”
Ackley was replaced by Mark Teixeira in the seventh inning and said that while he felt able to swing a bat, throwing was difficult. Teixeira went …
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