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Derek Jeter hurts quadriceps in Yankees return, to undergo MRI

Derek Jeter hurt his quadriceps while running out a ground ball in his Yankees season debut. (Elsa/Getty Images)

Derek Jeter hurt his quadriceps while running out a ground ball in his Yankees season debut. (Elsa/Getty Images)

Derek Jeter waited nine months and 92 games before returning to the Yankees' lineup on Thursday. While Jeter's 2013 season debut was productive -- he was 1-for-4 with one run scored and an RBI as the designated hitter -- his next Yankees appearance could be delayed.

Hours after Jeter received a standing ovation in his first at-bat, the Yankees announced their captain hurt his quadriceps running to first in his third at-bat and would require a magnetic resonance imaging exam. Jeter left the game in the eighth inning before his fifth at-bat. He said he expects to play Friday.

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