Mientkiewicz Hurt, but Will Play

Update 7 pm - Turns out it was a YES cameraman that tumbled on Mientky. The old King George would have fired him before the 1st inning.

In a scene reminiscient of the tarp attacking Vince Coleman back in the day, Doug Mientkiewicz was injured earlier today by a Cleveland cameraman.

This from Mark Feinsand of the Daily News:

The details aren’t completely clear, but Doug Mientkiewicz was apparently run over by a Cleveland cameraman as he got off the team bus at Jacobs Field.

Mientkiewicz was taken to the Yankees clubhouse on a cart, according to one witness, where he was examined by team trainers. After having his left ankle taped up, he went to the field to test it out under the watchful eye of Joe Torre and Don Mattingly.

I just spoke with someone who knew about the situation and they said Mientkiewicz should be fine to play tonight. Looks like the Yankees got lucky with this one. Having the Big G at first base would have been a potential disaster.

UPDATE: The cameraman tripped and fell on the back of Mientkiewicz's foot, rolling the Yankee first baseman's ankle.

"I was walking up the ramp and he was backpedaling while filming. He tripped into me; my left foot was up and he landed on the back of it and rolled it," Mientkiewicz said. "It's going to deter me from stealing 15 bases this series, that's it."

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