TORONTO (AP) -Yankees outfielder Shelley Duncan underwent an MRI exam in New York on Wednesday that revealed a bone bruise in his left pelvis and a small hernia. Duncan flew back to Toronto following the exam and was expected to rejoin the Yankees during Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays. He is listed as day-to-day. ``That was the best news we could possibly get on him,'' said Yankees manager Joe Torre. ``I know he was concerned when he left here (Tuesday) night.'' Duncan has been bothered by lower abdominal discomfort for the past month, an injury that dates back to a hard slide he made in a game at Toronto on Aug. 7, when he collided with shortstop John McDonald while breaking up a double play. The 27-year-old rookie, the son of St. Louis pitching coach Dave Duncan, has just one hit in his past 12 at-bats and has not homered since Aug. 15 against Baltimore. A second-round pick in the 2001 draft, Duncan is batting .259 with six homers and 15 RBIs in 26 games since his contract was purchased from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on July 20.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
