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Yankees' Jeter to miss home opener

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is helped off the field by Joe Girardi and Robinson Cano in the 12th inning against the Detroit Tigers in Game 1of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium in New York, Oct. 13, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is helped off the field by Joe Girardi and Robinson Cano in the 12th inning against the Detroit Tigers in Game 1of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium in New York, Oct. 13, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo | License Photo

TAMPA, Fla., March 24 (UPI) -- New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter will likely be on the disabled list for the team's 2013 home opener, General Manager Brian Cashman said Sunday.

Jeter, who is nursing a sore, surgically repaired left ankle, hasn't missed a Yankee Stadium opener since 2001.

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Cashman said the New York captain will probably be on the shelf when the Yankees host Detroit April 6.

The team begins the season April 1 on the road against Boston.

Eduardo Nunez is set to replace Jeter as the team's everyday shortstop while the 38-year-old veteran stays behind in Florida to work on the ankle.

Jeter fractured the ankle during Game 1 of last year's American League Championship series against the Tigers.

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