Hit by pitch in hand, Jeter’s status for Sunday’s Stadium finale uncertain

Yankees captain Derek Jeter was hit in the left hand with a pitch in the ninth inning of Saturday’s game against the Orioles, placing his status for Sunday’s Yankee Stadium finale in immediate doubt.

Jeter was hit leading off the inning against Jim Miller. He recoiled toward the Baltimore dugout and was attended to by manager Joe Girardi and head trainer Gene Monahan before walking off the field, drawing boos from the crowd of 54,662.

Jeter, who was serving as New York’s designated hitter, was replaced in the game by pinch-runner Brett Gardner. Jeter has a long history of playing through injuries and insisting upon being in the lineup for important games, and Sunday’s finale against the Orioles would certainly qualify.

Oh...and Michael Kay, the on-the-field monuments in centerfield were NEVER called Monument Park.