Derek Jeter will be out until after the All-Star break after a CT scan revealed a small crack in his surgically-repaired ankle.

Terrible news for the Yankees. It's not exactly clear when the new injury occurred, but Jeter hasn't made much progress since his setback in the middle of spring training. The good news is that another surgery isn't required, but he's just going to have to wait for the bone to heal. Eduardo Nunez will continue to fill in at shortstop for now.

Derek Jeter had an unscheduled visit with his ankle surgeon Thursday afternoon in North Carolina.

That doesn't sound good. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that the club would provide more information later, but when asked whether something happened during Wednesday's workout to cause the visit, he responded with: "Put two and two together."

Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Tuesday that Derek Jeter (ankle) has not experienced a setback.

Jeter has scaled back his workload in recent days, but Girardi thinks it's just a matter of him trying to push himself too soon. "Sometimes I think you can take too many ground balls," said Girardi. "They talked about lessening that load a little bit just because he was taking so many. Derek is such a creature of habit, to get him to break a cycle sometimes is difficult. He's going to want to do as much as he can as soon as he can, so we're just trying to make sure he doesn't go too fast. But there was no setback." Regardless of how the Yankees want to classify it, Jeter isn't close to playing in a game. While there was once hope that he would be ready to return around May 1, that appears very unlikely right now.

Yankees manager Joe Girarid said Tuesday that a May 1 return for Derek Jeter (ankle) is very unlikely.

That's the date that Jeter and the Yankees' medical staff had been targeting, but it's simply not feasible anymore. Jeter is taking daily batting practice and fielding grounders at the Yankees' spring training complex in Tampa, Florida but he isn't close to appearing in rehab games. "He'll be back when he's back," said Girardi.

Derek Jeter (ankle) took five rounds of batting practice on Monday and also fielded 21 grounders at shortstop.

He also did some straight-line running in the outfield. Jeter took more grounders during his workouts last Wednesday and Friday, though there's nothing to suggest that he has suffered a setback with his ankle. While a recent report indicated that the Yankees were aiming for the 38-year-old to return around May 1, but he'll need to make some quick progress for that to happen.

Derek Jeter (ankle) has resumed on-field hitting.

Jeter took 32 swings in batting practice Wednesday at the Yankees' minor league complex and also ran for the second consecutive day. How he responds the increased activity will be the real test for his surgically-repaired ankle, but the Yankees are reportedly aiming for him to be activated around May 1.

Derek Jeter (ankle) is scheduled to begin taking batting practice on Wednesday in Tampa, Florida.

Jeter ran sprints on Tuesday and felt fine. He still has to progress to infield work, but the early reports about his rehab have been positive. The Yankees are reportedly targeting May 1 as a possible return date.

According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, the Yankees are targeting May 1 for Derek Jeter's return.

That's far more reasonable than the mid-April estimates that have been thrown around. Jeter was able to begin playing catch earlier this week but still hasn't done any sort of infield work. He was placed on the disabled list March 31 with discomfort in his surgically-repaired left ankle and remains a risky fantasy bet.

Derek Jeter (ankle) played catch again Monday at the Yankees' spring training complex in Tampa, Florida.

Jeter still hasn't done any sort of infield work since the Yankees announced that he would be placed on the 15-day disabled list to open the season. There is no official timetable for his return and the Yanks aren't offering any hints. He seems likely to miss most of April.

Yankees placed SS Derek Jeter on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 22, with a left ankle injury.

As expected, Jeter will open the season on the DL. Yankees GM Brian Cashman hasn't ruled out the possibility the Jeter could be return when first eligible, but it's looking like he could wind up missing a large chunk of April.

Derek Jeter (ankle) will not appear in another minor league game until early next week.

Jeter last played in a game on Saturday and reported feeling soreness in his surgically-repaired ankle when he woke up Sunday morning. The Yankees have already committed to placing him on the disabled list for the start of the regular season and it sounds like he could wind up missing a large chunk of April.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Sunday that Derek Jeter (ankle) is likely to begin the season on the disabled list, but the goal is to have him on April 6.

Derek Jeter will be held out of all activity Sunday after reporting soreness in his surgically-repaired left ankle.

"He's sore," general manager Brian Cashman said. Jeter was the DH during a minor league game Saturday, but he evidently didn't come out of it well. He also reportedly looked very timid on the basepaths. At this point, it's not looking good for Jeter being ready for Opening Day. If he is carried on the roster, he'll likely be limited to DH duty early on.

George A. King III of the New York Post writes that Derek Jeter (ankle) "has to move a lot better than he did (Saturday) in order to be in the Opening Day lineup a week."

Jeter went 0-for-4 as the DH in a Triple-A game Saturday, and King said the future Hall of Famer did not look comfortable at all on the basepaths. "It takes time, but I was also cautious, the field was kind of wet and I almost wiped out twice coming out of the box, but that is something you build up to,'' Jeter said. King believes that Jeter would be used as a DH initially in the event he is carried on the Opening Day roster, as it's not clear when he'll resume playing the field. That would mean Eduardo Nunez starting at shortstop.

Derek Jeter (ankle) will DH in a minor league game Saturday.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi said he's still not sure when Jeter will get in the field again and that he wants to see him play shortstop in back-to-back games before putting him on the Opening Day roster. The Yankees will continue to hold Jeter out of Grapefruit League action for the rest of spring training in case they need to backdate a DL stint. Jeter remains hopeful that he'll be ready for the start of the season.

Derek Jeter (ankle) could play in a minor league game Saturday.

The Yankees will wait until Saturday morning before making an official decision. Jeter took batting practice and fielded grounders Friday but is not able to run the bases yet. The club is holding him out of Grapefruit League games for the rest of spring training in case they need to backdate a DL stint, but the shortstop remains hopeful that he'll be ready for Opening Day.

Derek Jeter (ankle) said he was "encouraged" and "optimistic" after taking batting practice and fielding grounders Friday.

He's not able to run the bases yet, but it's a step in the right direction. The Yankees are holding Jeter out of Grapefruit League games for the rest of spring training in case they need to backdate a DL stint, but the shortstop remains hopeful that he'll be ready for Opening Day.

Derek Jeter (ankle) will not appear in another Grapefruit League game this spring.

The Yankees want to be able to backdate a disabled list stint if Jeter is not available for the start of the regular season. He is expected to play in games on the minor league side of camp at some point next week.

Derek Jeter (ankle) hopes to resume workouts Friday.

Jeter has been shut down for the past few days with inflammation in his surgically-repaired left ankle. He received an anti-inflammatory injection on Wednesday and is hoping to be ready for the start of the 2013 regular season. Jeter, 38, batted .316/.362/.429 in 2012.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman hasn't ruled out the possibility that Derek Jeter (ankle) could begin the season on the disabled list.

Jeter was scratched from Tuesday's lineup due to mild inflammation in his surgically-repaired left ankle and received an anti-inflammatory injection on Wednesday. It's not a major setback, but the Yankees want him to play a full nine innings and back-to-back games before Opening Day. He could still pull that off, but it all depends on how the ankle responds in the coming days.