by Marc Carig
TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano and reliever Damaso Marte returned to camp from the World Baseball Classic on Friday, bringing with them injuries that may sideline them for a few days. Team doctors will examine both players on Saturday.
Cano said he felt some stiffness behind his right shoulder, which he said began bothering him even before he left Yankees camp for the WBC, though he said the team didn't know. He played through the condition for his native Dominican Republic, finishing with three hits in a team-high 13 at-bats over three games, though the Dominicans failed to get past the first round.
"It never went away," said Cano, who thought the stiffness in his right shoulder would subside with stretching.
Marte said he felt tightness in his left pectoral muscles while lifting weights on Tuesday morning. Later in the day, Marte pitched one inning with a two strikeouts in the Dominican Republic's tournament-ending loss to the Netherlands.
"Hopefully it's not much," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "Hopefully both of them bounce back quickly. But it's not how you want them coming back."
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