NEW YORK - MAY 04: Jorge Posada #20 of the New York Yankees bats against the Boston Red Sox on May 4, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Red Sox defeated the Yankees 6-4. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Posted: Wednesday, 27 May 2009 6:06PM
Yankees Catcher Jorge Posada Hopes to Rejoin Team on Friday
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Yankees catcher Jorge Posada played five innings of defense in an extended spring training intrasquad game Wednesday and is hopeful of rejoining the team during a series that starts Friday night in Cleveland.
Posada strained his right hamstring in a game May 4 against Boston and is on the 15-day disabled list.
He ran from first to third on a single and threw out a runner attempting to steal second base. The five-time AL All-Star played three innings in the field during a simulated game Tuesday.
``It feels good when I'm running,'' Posada said. ``The hamstring is good. Now it's seeing some pitches, getting some at-bats and catching more.''
Posada, hitless in four at-bats, flied out twice, struck out, reached on an error and walked.
Outfielder Xavier Nady (right elbow ligament) and infielder Cody Ransom (right quadriceps) also took part in the extended spring game as designated hitters.
Nady went 1 for 3 with a walk. Ransom hit a long homer off Humberto Sanchez and walked twice.
Backup catcher Jose Molina, out with a left quadriceps strain, went through extensive defensive drills, but did not participate in the extended spring game.
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