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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Kevin Youkilis' half-season career as a Yankee could be over after herniated disk surgery. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Third baseman Kevin Youkilis will be out 10-12 weeks after surgery for a herniated disk, the Yankees announced Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Youkilis could finish the season -- and his one-year, $12 million contract -- on the disabled list.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 34-year-old is batting .219 with two home runs and eight RBIs in 28 games for the Yankees. He has struggled at the plate -- 6-for-41 -- since returning from his first DL stint for a lumbar spine sprain. He\u00A0returned to the DL on Friday after waking up with numbness in his big toe and calf.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VERDUCCI: Yankees and Dodgers give rare spice back to interleague play&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Monday that Youkilis passed his physical with \"flying colors\" before signing in January.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Youkilis' absence should mean more playing time for David Adams and Reid Brignac, and there remains a chance that Alex Rodriguez could return to the field.\nhttps://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/347084260508835840&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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