1B Mark Teixeira, who missed four games with a stiff neck, was pressed into duty after Dustin Ackley injured his shoulder Sunday. Teixeira went 0-for-1 after stepping in, and manager Joe Girardi said he didn't know who he would turn to at first base if Ackley is indeed headed to the disabled list.

1B Mark Teixeira was not in the lineup Friday, but manager Joe Girardi hopes he will be available to play Sunday or Monday after taking two cortisone injections to calm his neck spasms. Teixeira told MLB.com he has been dealing with the spasms for several years.

1B Mark Teixeira could return to the field Sunday after taking cortisone shots to calm his neck spasms Thursday and having ice treatment Friday. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that Sunday or Monday is the likely return for Teixeria, who has been in and out of the lineup with neck spasms this season.

1B Mark Teixeira sat out Thursday's game due to neck spasms and will miss at least the next three days. Teixeira had an MRI Wednesday and had a second round of cortisone shots Thursday. The first set of cortisone shots occurred when he sat for two games May 10-11. Teixeira described the issue as "inflammation of joints" in his neck and is hopeful the rest and treatment works so he doesn't have to be in a hallway outside the clubhouse discussing his neck with reporters. "I'm hoping I don't have to talk about my neck the rest of the season," he said. "That's the goal." Teixeira is batting .195 with three home runs and 12 RBIs in 42 games and those numbers include massive struggles from the left side as the switch-hitter is batting .152 (14-for-92).

1B Mark Teixeira had a second round of cortisone shots to treat his neck spasms and did not play for the second straight game and fourth time overall due to the neck injury. He is expected to miss the next few days when the Yankees are in Tampa Bay.

1B Mark Teixeira sat out Wednesday's game when he woke up with neck spasms and he had an MRI. Manager Joe Girardi said Teixeira will get some cortisone shots and be reevaluated Thursday. Teixeira also missed games against the Kansas City Royals May 10-11 with the same injury which initially occurred when the team was in Baltimore May 3-5. Teixeira is hitting .195 with three home runs and 12 RBIs in 42 games this season and manager Joe Girardi said neck issues might be a cause for his struggles at the plate, especially from the left side where the switch-hitter is batting .152 (14-for-92).

1B Mark Teixeira was in the original starting lineup on Wednesday night, but manager Joe Girardi said he was out because of a recurrence of neck spasms that sidelined him for two games May 10-11.

1B Mark Teixeira was hitting so poorly of late, he was used only as a defensive replacement late in Thursday's series opener at Oakland. His drought reached 0-for-19 before his infield single was the biggest hit Sunday in New York's 5-4 win. The run-scoring single was more than your usual infield hit. It was fielded 20 feet into short center field by Oakland 2B Chris Coghlan, who had been positioned well outside the infield dirt. So when Coghlan fielded the ball moving to his right, even a strong throw wasn't enough to get Teixeira as LF Brett Gardner raced home with the tying run.

1B Mark Teixeira was not in the Yankees' starting lineup for just the third time this season in Thursday's series opener in Oakland. The veteran was given a break after going 0-for-9 with six strikeouts in the final two games of the Arizona series Tuesday and Wednesday. Teixeira saw his season average drop to .203 in the process. He entered Thursday's 4-1 win as a defensive replacement at first base and did not bat.

1B Mark Teixeira was not in the starting lineup for just the third time this season. He went 0-for-9 with six strikeouts in the final two games of the Arizona series Tuesday and Wednesday.

1B Mark Teixeira is three home runs shy of 400 in his career, but he has just three home runs in 128 at at-bats and none in his last 30 games after going 0-for-5 with three strikeouts Wednesday. "It's surprising, but to me that tells me he's due," manager Joe Girardi said. "His track record says he's probably going to hit a bunch, and if they come in bunches, that will be very nice."

1B Mark Teixeira returned after missing the previous two games with neck spasms and went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. He also made a diving stop on a ground ball by Kansas City 1B Eric Hosmer for the final out of the third.

1B Mark Teixeira (neck spasms) sat out his second straight game Wednesday. Teixeira played in each of the Yankees' first 30 games before experiencing a stiff neck Tuesday. He is batting .202 with three homers and 11 RBIs this season.

1B Mark Teixeira sat out for the first time this season due to neck spasms. Manager Joe Girardi said he expects Teixeira to miss "a day or two" and that the neck has been bothering him in recent games. Teixeira has one hit in 15 at-bats over his last four games and is hitless in nine at-bats. "Your neck is important in a swing because you have to be able to turn your head," Girardi said. After Tuesday's game, Teixeira said his neck began bothering him when the team was in Baltimore last week.

1B Mark Teixeira (neck spasms) missed Tuesday's game and may also miss Wednesday's contest.

1B Mark Teixeira finally got back on the run-producing road with his RBI double in the third. It snapped a 10-game RBI drought for the slugger. He now has 313 career RBIs at Globe Life Park, the eighth most in facility history. (Next is Hank Blalock with 319.) Teixeira went 2-for-3 off LHP Cesar Ramos and is now 6-for-12 career against the Texas starter.

DH Mark Teixeira remained in New York's lineup Friday but not in the field. Manager Joe Girardi shifted him to designated hitter to keep his bat in play. He was at first base in the first three Yankee games and hit .364. He got one of New York's three singles and also drew a walk.

1B Mark Teixeria hit his second three-run home run in as many games during the seventh inning Thursday, leading the Yankees to an 8-5 victory over Houston. He surpassed Tino Martinez for sole possession of 17th place on the team's all-time home run list with 193. Teixeira also has 18 home runs of at least three runs at the current Yankee Stadium, the most among any player.

1B Mark Teixeira drove in four runs with a single in his first at-bat and a three-run home run in the fourth during Wednesday's 16-6 victory over Houston. Teixeira has 1,258 RBIs and passed former Yankees OF Bernie Williams for ninth place on the all-time list among switch hitters. His home run was 192nd with the Yankees, tying Tino Martinez for 17th place on the team's all-time list.

1B Mark Teixeira (broken right shin) did not play after Aug. 26 but is fully recovered. Teixeira spent approximately three months on crutches and began a running program in January.