Sheffield not official
While Gary Sheffield was in the starting lineup the Yankees finally posted just past five this afternoon, manager Joe Torre said that the team would wait to see how he reacts to taking batting practice before deciding whether to activate him off of the disabled list.
“We’ll see how it goes,” said Sheffield, who was placed on the disabled list on May 9 with a sore left wrist, the result of a collision at first base with Toronto’s Shea Hillenbrand earlier this month.
Sheffield told reporters he’s confident that he will play this evening though. He is slated to bat third as the designated hitter against Tim Wakefield. He said he is taking all the precautions possible at the moment, and will play with protective pads on both sides of his injured wrist.
“Sheff’s a force in there,” Torre said. “We’ll see what he’ll be able to give us.”
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