Yankees placed 1B Mark Teixeira on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 16, with right wrist inflammation.

An MRI over the weekend didn't reveal any new damage in the wrist, but he was given a cortisone shot and will now get some extended rest. The Yankees are hopeful that he'll be able to play through the condition for the entire season, but the possibility of surgery still looms. Lyle Overbay will fill in at first base once again.

Mark Teixeira (wrist) will be placed on the disabled list.

Yankees GM Brian Cashman said Monday that he is "leaning personally" toward placing first baseman Mark Teixeira (wrist) on the 15-day disabled list.

But nothing has been made official yet. Teixeira underwent an MRI this weekend in New York that showed only inflammation (and no new structural damage) in his troublesome right wrist, but he is having trouble swinging the bat with confidence and might be better off with a few more weeks of rest and rehab. Teixeira is hitting .151/.270/.340 in 15 games since his activation.

An MRI on Mark Teixeira's right wrist showed only inflammation.

Teixeira has been given a cortisone shot and will be re-evaluated in a few days. It's possible he'll still require a stint on the disabled list, but, at least for now, this certainly qualifies as good news. Teixeira had to exit Saturday's game after aggravating his wrist ailment.

Mark Teixeira left Saturday's game against the Angels with an aggravated right wrist.

The same wrist caused Teixeira to miss the first two months of the season. He'll see the team doctor in New York on Sunday for further examination. Yankees manager Joe Girardi already expressed an intent to give "Tex" a few days off to get right, so he'll miss Sunday's game at a minimum. This could be a serious setback.

Mark Teixeira left Saturday's game against the Angels in the fourth inning.

As a guest on the FOX broadcast, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Teixeira didn't "feel the snap" in his swing. Girardi also said he'll likely give the first baseman a few days off to rest. We'll see if anything more comes out about the nature of the injury after the game.

Mark Teixeira is batting just .157/.279/.353 through 61 plate appearances since coming off the disabled list.

Teixeira smacked three home runs in his first seven games after making his 2013 debut on May 31, but is a painful 3-for-29 (.103) since. He's sporting a .229 on-base percentage over his past seven games. It's a supremely small sample size, of course, but it might not be the worst idea to sit Teixeira in daily leagues until he starts to heat back up. Now 33, Teixeira's .807 OPS last season was the worst of his 10-year career.

Mark Teixeira singled and smacked a three-run homer in Tuesday's win over the Indians.

Teixeira unsurprisingly looked rusty in his first three games back from the DL, picking up just one single while striking out seven times in nine at-bats. But after a lining a grand slam from the left side of the plate Monday, he contributed a towering three-run blast a day later. He's no safe bet to remain healthy, but Teixeira obviously is ready to contribute now.

Mark Teixeira hit his eighth career grand slam off Justin Masterson as the Yankees beat the Indians 7-4 on Monday.

Teixeira was 1-for-9 with seven strikeouts in his first three games back from the disabled list, but he found some power tonight, taking Masterson over the wall in right for his 339th lifetime homer. He's a career .369 hitter in 122 at-bats with the bases loaded, compared to .279 overall.

Mark Teixeira went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored Friday in his return from the disabled list.

Teixeira walked in his first plate appearance and then had a ground out and a pair of swinging strikeouts. There's no telling whether his wrist will hold up for the entire season, but he should be active in all fantasy leagues as long as he's in the lineup.