BALTIMORE -- Derek Jeter began the season on the disabled li

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BALTIMORE -- Derek Jeter began the season on the disabled list, and thats how it will end. Cedric Portugal Jersey . The New York Yankees shortstop will miss the rest of the year after being placed on the DL on Wednesday with an injured left ankle. Jeter missed the first part of the season after breaking his left ankle in the 2012 playoffs. He returned to the DL twice more and played only 17 games, batting .190 with one homer and seven RBIs. And now, hes been shelved for a fourth time. "This entire season has been a nightmare for me physically," Jeter said. "Its a fitting end." The captain fully intends to return next year, even though he turns 40 on June 26. "I truly believe with a full off-season, working out and getting my strength back that I can get back to doing what I always have," Jeter said. "I dont think you think about the end of anything. Our job is to get ready to play. I tried to come back this year as quickly as possible. Maybe that was not the best thing to do. My job now is to get ready for next year. And I have to do that." Jeter last played Saturday against Boston. He was removed for a pinch runner after hurting his left ankle, and although a CT scan was negative, general manager Brian Cashman said the injury will need significant time to heal. "You have to let the pain dissipate and then give it a chance to let the ankle strengthen back up," Cashman said. "Were just not going to have the time to do that in any capacity right now. It puts him in a vulnerable situation and risks re-injury or further injury. And thats not something we are willing to do." His departure comes with New York in the thick of the AL wild-card hunt. "Its very disappointing not to be able to play, especially at this time of year," Jeter said. "This is when I want to play the most." The Yankees will miss him, but theyre counting on having Jeter in 2014. "I have seen him do this over and over and overcome a lot of things people thought he would not overcome," manager Joe Girardi said. "That just who he is. When you talk about whats inside Derek, hes special. Thats what made him great for so long." The current ankle injury is seemingly related to the one that occurred last October in the AL championship series against Detroit. "There is no new medical information other than the fact there were conversations that he has pain most likely stemming from weakness surrounding the bone, the muscles, tendons and ligaments, and it was not going to solve itself anytime soon," Cashman said. "And he would be vulnerable. Somethings going to give the more we run him out there. So we feel its best to shut him down. Let him prepare for next year. Thats the safest thing to do." Next year? Cashman is certain of it. "I have not thought I have watched his last game," Cashman said. "Not one time." New Yorks career leader with 3,316 hits, Jeter made his season debut on July 11 but hurt himself in that game and returned to the disabled list on July 19 (retroactive to July 12) with a right quad strain. After being activated on July 28, he was placed on the DL on Aug. 5 with a strained right calf. "It seemed like when he came back, he was fine and then he would play a couple of games and something would happen," Girardi said. "It seemed to be the repeated days seemed to get to him a little bit. That was frustrating for him. That was frustrating for all of us because we wanted him out there. I think thats why we decided to shut him down." Jeter was a regular in the lineup after his return on Aug. 26 before again running into problems with the ankle. Now hes done for good. "I think its just a matter of me not having any strength," Jeter said. "I have not been able to work out my legs or lift my legs since October of last year. I really think its from lack of strength. When I came back, I had two other leg issues because of weakness there. Ill have a whole off-season to get back to being able to work out. " Brendan Ryan, obtained in a trade with Seattle on Tuesday, was in the starting lineup at shortstop against the Orioles on Wednesday night. "I dont think its the most enviable position to step in after a legend," Ryan said. "Hes not going anywhere. I dont want it to sound like that. I dont even know what his status is really. If I play today, and not anymore after that, whatever it is I can do to help." Pepe Portugal Jersey . The team said they will announce a corresponding roster move prior to their series opener on Tuesday night in Kansas City. Jose Fonte Portugal Jersey . 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Brooklyn scored the games next 10 points and increased its lead to 18 on Darius Morris dunk with three seconds remaining.Mason Plumlee scored a season-high 18 points and added 10 rebounds for the Nets. They held the 76ers to 25 second-half points, tying the lowest second-half total for any opponent in franchise history.Rough for them is good defence for us, Plumlee said. We made a concerted effort to come out, lock in on defence and execute on offence in the third.The 76ers shot 4 for 15 from the field in the fourth quarter after going 4 for 19 in the third. For the game, Philadelphia shot 31.9 per cent (22 for 69), including only 11 2-point field goals, the fewest made in an NBA game in the shot clock era.I dont know, 76ers coach Brett Brown said. We were 9 for 33 in the paint. We just couldnt score and some of it I give them credit. Brooklyn intimidated us at the rim. Going 9 for 33 in the paint is hard to do.The 76ers 70 points tied their season low, which they previously set on Nov. 13 in a 123-70 loss to Dallas. They also committed 23 turnovers.After trailing 28-18 early in the second quarter, the 76ers scored the next eight points and went on to take a 45-44 halftime lead on Henry Sims dunk with 30 seconds left.I didnt think we played great, but a win is a win at this point and weve just got to continue to work hard and improve day in and day out, Brooklyns Joe Johnson said. Goncalo Guedes Jersey. Johnson and Alan Anderson each had 12 points for the Nets. Sergey Karasev added 11 and Deron Williams finished with 10 assists.Covington led all scorers with 20 points. Michael Carter-Williams added 14 points and nine assists. Henry Sims also had 14 points and Tony Wroten scored 12 for Philadelphia.TIP-INS76ers: Prior to the game, Philadelphia called up Ronald Roberts from their NBA Development League Affiliate, the Delaware 87ers. He started all eight games for them this season, averaging team highs of 18 points and 12 rebounds per game while shooting 67 per cent from the floor. Jorge Gutierrez, acquired from the Nets along with Andrei Kirilenko on Thursday, was waived to make room. . The 76ers have lost five straight on the road to the Nets and have never won in Brooklyn.Nets: Johnson returned to the Nets lineup after missing the previous two games with the flu. His two made 3-pointers tied Keith Van Horn for sixth in team history with 335. . Coming into the game, the Nets had lost three straight by an average of 23.7 points. . The Nets four straight wins over Philadelphia is their longest current winning streak against any opponent.PLUM PERFORMANCEPlumlee recorded his second double-double of the season in a season-high 35 minutes. He had 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Orlando on Nov. 9.PHILLY FUTILITYThe 76ers last victory over the Nets was a 105-87 win on April 23, 2012. 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