Mark Teixeira admitted the torn cartilage in his right knee isn’t going to “magically” get better, but he’d rather try to play with the injury than guarantee that his 2016 season is over.

That’s why the first baseman and the Yankees are hoping that three weeks of rest and treatment will reduce the discomfort and allow him to get back on the field — because the procedure to repair the cartilage comes with a 4-6 month recovery period.

“I’m gonna try everything I can,” Teixeira said Tuesday. “My season is over if I have surgery. That’s not a good option for a lot of different reasons. We’re gonna do everything we can to play without pain — or play without too much pain — this season.”

At this point, it seems the Yankees are just rolling the dice, because there are no other alternatives that wouldn’t sideline him for the rest of the year. And because it is a partial tear, the injury could get worse.

Teixeira admitted that surgery — which he had on his left knee in 2007 — is likely inevitable after the season, but he’s trying not to think that far ahead.

“Our whole focus is ‘Can I get through this season?’ and we determined that yes, I can get through this season — or we hope I can get through this season,” Teixeira said. “At the end of the season, I’ll worry about how it feels. If it feels OK and I play through it OK, I don’t want the surgery. The surgery’s not a fun surgery.”

He knows that with Alex Rodriguez and Carlos Beltran on the roster, he isn’t likely to get much time as a DH.

“That’s the unfortunate thing,” Teixeira said. “I’ll be a first baseman.”

Teixeira, who can be a free agent after the season, reiterated his future beyond this year is very much up in the air.

“I’m not even thinking about that,’’ Teixeira said. “Next year doesn’t matter to me right now. It’s all about getting through this season and trying to help this team win.”

He’ll likely get a cortisone shot and a Synvisc injection to reduce inflammation. And he could use a brace if he does get back on the field.

“I really believe it’s gonna be a day-to-day thing that we have to manage,” Joe Girardi said.

Girardi started Rob Refsnyder (0-for-1, walk, sac fly) at first against Angels lefty David Huff in Tuesday night’s 6-3 victory, and said he was confident Refsnyder and Chris Parmelee could handle the position in Teixeira’s absence.

Austin Romine (1-for-4, RBI) was behind the plate again with a southpaw on the mound, but Girardi said he’s not going to a platoon with Romine and Brian McCann.

“It’s McCann’s job, but there are situations where if you’re gonna give a guy a day off, you want [the replacement] to be in the best position to have success.”

At Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, catching prospect Gary Sanchez, who is on the DL with a fractured right thumb, has begun taking some grounders at first.

Luis Severino is slated to make his second start Wednesday since being optioned to SWB.

Chasen Shreve threw his first bullpen session on Tuesday after landing on the DL with a sprained left shoulder. He threw 20 pitches — all fastballs — and reported no problems. Shreve is likely to throw another bullpen before going on a rehab assignment.

Before injuring his shoulder, Shreve had allowed 11 earned runs — and seven homers — in his previous 13 2/3 innings.

Girardi said the team intends to stay on rotation and not use a sixth starter. … RHP Anthony Swarzak was recalled from SWB to take Luis Cessa’s spot in the pen after Cessa was forced to get up in the pen on numerous occasions in Baltimore over the weekend. The right-hander will be stretched back into a starter.