The Yankees insist that Derek Jeter remains on target to play on Opening Day despite the fact that he has yet to swing a bat, field a ball or run on dry land since suffering a broken ankle in Game 1 of the ALCS.

"It's all in the doctors' hands right now," Brian Cashman said. "But he'll be ready on Opening Day."

Jeter's fractured left ankle, which was surgically repaired on Oct. 20, is out of the walking boot, and he is able to wear regular shoes.

He has yet to be cleared for any baseball activities and is not likely to be before mid-to-late January.

"He's doing very well," said Casey Close, Jeter's agent. "He has progressed as the doctors had hoped."