New York Yankees reliever David Robertson suffered a right "midfoot sprain" in a household accident Wednesday night and is awaiting results of Thursday's MRI exam. Manager Joe Girardi said Robertson suffered the injury while moving some boxes down a flight of stairs at his home and "missed a step," causing the injury
The New York Yankees dodged a bullet Friday when it was determined that reliever David Robertson suffered nothing more than a bone bruise on his right foot when he stumbled on a staircase in a household mishap Wednesday night. The club had feared the worst -- that Robertson had a hidden fracture or, at worst, a Lisfranc injury -- after an MRI administered Thursday morning revealed "some cause for concern," in Yankees manager Joe Girardi's words. Robertson was then sent back for further tests, including a CAT-scan. But in the ninth inning of the Yankees 3-0 win over an Atlanta Braves B-squad Friday afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner Stadium, it was announced -- first by Jack Curry of the YES Network and later by Girardi -- that Robertson's injury did not appear to be serious at all.
