Left fielder Brett Gardner is batting .252 with three home runs and 13 RBIs.
Cespdes, Oakland's left fielder, strained a muscle in his left hand after he landed awkwardly in a tumbling slide Friday night.
Left fielder Sam Fuld made a diving attempt to catch the ball, which instead went under his glove and rolled behind him.
New York played minus left fielder Lucas Duda and shortstop Ruben Tejada.
Perhaps a dozen Jews are playing major-league baseball at present, the best among them being Ryan Braun, the Milwaukee Brewers' star left fielder.
The Yankees took the lead in the sixth when left fielder Lucas Duda came up short on a diving attempt at Gardner's opposite-field liner.
Freeman drove in two runs with his double over left fielder Lucas Duda and scored from third on a wild pitch one out later.
Left fielder Carlos Quentin should be ready to go, though, after he was slowed this spring with discomfort in his surgically repaired right knee.
Tigers left fielder Andy Dirks lofted a ball toward left field.
Following Davis's at-bat, left fielder Lucas Duda socked a ground ball down the right-field line that appeared destined to scoot into the corner for a two-run double.
New York still is without third baseman Alex Rodriguez (hip surgery), shortstop Derek Jeter (broken ankle) and left fielder Curtis Granderson (broken knuckle) and catcher Francisco Cervelli (broken hand).
While New York still is missing shortstop Derek Jeter, regular third baseman Alex Rodriguez, left fielder Curtis Granderson and catcher Francisco Cervelli, the batting order had a different feel.
The move by the Yankees appears to be a brilliant one as a stopgap measure to replace left fielder Brett Gardner, lost for the season due to elbow surgery.
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Left fielder Carl Crawford of the Rays will be the top free agent in the 2010-11 class, followed by starting pitcher Cliff Lee and both could be wearing pinstripes next season.
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The Yankees started to look a little more like the Yankees although they are still without shortstop Derek Jeter, regular third baseman Alex Rodriguez, left fielder Curtis Granderson and catcher Francisco Cervelli.
New York still is without regular third baseman Alex Rodriguez (hip surgery), shortstop Derek Jeter (broken ankle) and left fielder Curtis Granderson (broken knuckle), who probably are out until after the All-Star break.
Connor Gillaspie hit a long fly ball that left fielder that Shane Victorino couldn't catch over his shoulder at the warning track, and it bounced over the wall for a run-scoring ground-rule double.
But he put in vast hours to improve his fielding, initially as a first baseman, then as a left fielder, going so far at one point as to take dancing lessons to sharpen his coordination.
The outfielder is in the final year of his contract, and heading into free agency as a left fielder rather than a center fielder could hurt his value especially if he struggles to learn the new position.
Musial was an average left fielder.
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The Mets, historically a rich franchise, will likely face a further financial slide this year, and the revenue-sharing checks the team cuts to its small-market brethren will shrink the difference between a good left fielder and a poor one for a team like the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Three of the first four batters reached against Hefner including Allen Craig's RBI double just inside the third-base line for the lead and Jon Jay added a bases-loaded sacrifice fly that barely counted when Matt Holliday sprinted home just ahead of third baseman David Wright's tag on Craig, attempting to advance on left fielder Lucas Duda's throw.
Kevin Pietersen crashed boundaries off his first two balls but hit an Albie Morkel full toss down to Roelof van der Merwe at mid-on, and the fielder dived to his left to take a stunning catch.
Oakland lost center fielder Coco Crisp to a strained left hamstring and outfielder Chris Young to a strained left quadriceps.
Angels center fielder Peter Bourjos was removed with a strained left hamstring and is headed to the disabled list.
Postseason star Raul Ibanez left, as did starting catcher Russell Martin, popular right fielder Nick Swisher and valuable Eric Chavez.
Boston was missing center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury, who felt tightness in his left groin when swiping the last of his team-record five bases Thursday at Philadelphia.
But it's clear Gardner views himself as a natural center fielder, one who will never be as fluid in left field, despite his success at the position.
Farrell said right fielder Shane Victorino, on the disabled list since May 21 because of a strained left hamstring, likely will have a two-day injury rehabilitation assignment and be activated for Wednesday's game against Texas.
Wells would take over in left field while Granderson is recovering from a broken right forearm and join an outfield that includes center fielder Brett Gardner and right fielder Ichiro Suzuki.
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