The Longtime New York Yankees ' captain is expected to recover within the year , according to a team spokesman . He finished off the year with 6 hits , the most in baseball . `` We 've had to move on from a lot of things this year , '' said Manager Joe Girardi in a postgame press conference following the team 's 6-4 loss to Detroit last weekend . News of the surgery also coincided with the birthday of another New Yorkers icon : Mariano Rivera .
The Longtime New York Yankees ' captain is expected to recover within the year , according to a team spokesman . He finished off the year with 6 hits , the most in baseball . News of the surgery also coincided with the birthday of another New Yorkers icon : Mariano Rivera .