Teixeira said he hurt it while diving for Teahen's fifth-inning double Friday night, bracing his fall with the side of his hand.
He said he hurt it when his standing leg slipped at an awkward angle on a kick during practice.
He hurt it today when he drove to the basket and stepped on the rookie Lavor Postell's foot.
He hurt that ankle late in the fourth quarter of a game that was long decided, and he hurt it while trying to avoid quarterback Mark Sanchez and a penalty.
It's a risky strategy, and one he doesn't always follow, but when he put it into effect in April, by attacking McCain's proposed summer gasoline-tax holiday, he helped his campaign more than he hurt it.
He said he was unsure exactly how or when he hurt it, only that it happened while he was shagging flies during the June 25-27 series in Los Angeles against the Dodgers.
He hurt it in practice last week, but aggravated it when he landed badly on a vault in the team competition Monday night.
This, though, was not when he aggravated his knee injury; he said later that he hurt it running for a drop shot.
He hurt it again tonight when he was bumped by Craig Adams of Carolina high in the Hurricanes' zone after Niedermayer had taken a shot.
Ellsbury's foot appeared to be fine, but a week later against the Yankees, he hurt it further when he stole second in the 10th inning of an 8-8 game.
