Chamberlain to Be Released From Hospital Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain is to be released from the hospital Sunday, three days after dislocating his right ankle bouncing on a trampoline. New York general manager Brian Cashman announced the news before the Yankees' game against a Detroit Tigers split squad. FILE - In this June 13, 2011 photo, New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain looks on from the dugout during a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians at Yankee Stadium in New York. New York Yankees General manager Brian Cashman said Friday, March 23, 2012, that Chamberlain had surgery Thursday night and will be hospitalized for at least a few days. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun) Close Chamberlain was hurt while playing with his son Thursday at a recreation spot. He needed surgery for the injury in which bone broke through the skin. Cashman says Chamberlain will be in a nonweight-bearing cast for six weeks. There is no timetable for when the 26-year-old right-hander can resume pitching.