The Bombers ' player is expected to recover within 4 - 6 months , according to a Yankees spokesman . -- Longtime New York Yankees icon Derek Jeter underwent surgery Saturday in Charlotte , North Carolina , to mend the left ankle he fractured fielding a ground ball in the 12th inning of what was the beginning of his team 's post-season collapse . He finished off the year with 216 strikeouts , the most in baseball . News of the surgery also coincided with the birthday of another Yankees icon : Mickey Mantle .
The Bombers ' player is expected to recover within 4 - 6 months , according to a Yankees spokesman . He finished off the year with 216 strikeouts , the most in baseball . News of the surgery also coincided with the birthday of another Yankees icon : Mickey Mantle .