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Yankees Place Posada on DL for First Time

36-year-old backstop had played 137+ games for 8 seasons

By Jesse Andrews,  Newser User

Posted Apr 28, 2008 10:37 PM CDT
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(Newser) – The New York Yankees took the field Monday missing a familiar face: Jorge Posada, the club's proud catcher and one of its leaders, was in Alabama getting his injured right shoulder examined. Posada was placed on the 15-day disabled list for the first time in his career, ending a remarkable run of durability at baseball's most physically demanding position.

The 36-year-old, who has caught at least 137 games in each of the past eight seasons, finally succumbed to pain in his shoulder that he had been feeling for most of the season's first month. "It's kind of strange to go into the clubhouse and you don't see him," said Yankees manager Joe Girardi.

New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada, left, talks with pitcher Chien-Ming Wang, of Taiwan in Chicago, Tuesday, April 22, 2008.
New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada, left, talks with pitcher Chien-Ming Wang, of Taiwan in Chicago, Tuesday, April 22, 2008.   (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, right, watches the Yankees play the Cleveland Indians.
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi, right, watches the Yankees play the Cleveland Indians.   (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
New York Yankees' Jorge Posada follows through on a two-run double.
New York Yankees' Jorge Posada follows through on a two-run double.   (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)
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