Derek Jeter has played his last spring training game with the Yankees, but that does not preclude the shortstop from being on the field when the club opens its regular season on April 1.
It does, however, preserve the right of the Yankees to place him on the DL, backdated to March 22, if it's determined Jeter needs more time to recover from the setback he experienced this week while rehabbing his left ankle.
"We need to preserve the ability to backdate him in the event that he's not going to make it," GM Brian Cashman said.
Via ESPN.com