Via the NY Post:
Yankees top prospect Jesus Montero will miss the remainder of Scranton/Wilkes Barre’s playoff series against Columbus after undergoing a procedure on his ankle Wednesday night.
The heavily-hyped catcher suffered a bone bruise and decided to have the discoloring scraped out. The injury is not considered serious and Montero could possibly return if the Yankees Triple-A affiliate can get past Columbus in the best-of-five International League series, which they trail 1-0.
After this report was issued by the New York Post, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman appeared on ESPN 1050 to say that Montero would not play again this season no matter his condition. That can only mean that the Yankees have faith in Jorge Posada to be 100 percent come playoff time because that seems like a pretty definitive statement.
Posada's injusry is minor stuff, though, compared to some of the injuries of his fellow players. His ankle surgery could only potentially be a pr ...
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