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Giambi has bruised foot

Sept. 20 (Bloomberg) -- New York Yankees designated hitter Jason Giambi was found to have only a bone bruise after an MRI exam on his right foot was negative.

The 36-year-old Giambi had the exam yesterday at New York's Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, the team said in a news release. Giambi's prognosis is listed as day-to-day.
Giambi was hit by a pitch on the top of the foot while batting against Baltimore on Sept. 17. He remained in the game, but was unable to play the next night due to pain in the foot.

Giambi is batting .243 with 14 home runs and 35 runs batted in during 74 Major League Baseball games this season. He was out for all of June and July after tearing tissue in his left foot.

The Yankees (88-64) trail the Boston Red Sox (90-63) by 1 1/2 games in the American League East Division and lead Detroit by 5 1/2 games for the AL wild card, which goes to the second- place team with the best record.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 8:41 AM | Permalink