Teixeira is hoping to play through the pain and get through this season without knee surgery, Peter Botte of the New York Daily News reports.

EDGE Analysis

Teixeira has had a similar surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee in 2007, and he knows that having it now would require a 4-to-6 month recovery period. The team doctor that examined him, Dr. Ahmad, said that surgery in the offseason "..is 'probably' inevitable..", however the first baseman determined that he would be able to get through the rest of the season, and even be ready for a rehab assignment within the next three weeks.