Orioles star provided a positive update on the status of his intercostal strain yesterday, telling reporters (including ) that hes feeling good as he works his way back to the field in hopes of being ready for Opening Day. Henderson first suffered the injury in late February, Magneuris Sierra Jersey and after nearly three weeks of rehab the shortstop expre sed some optimism about his situation. Its getting there, Henderson said, as relayed by Kubatko. Its a lot better than what it originally felt like. He went on to add that his plan is to be active and in the lineup for Opening Day against the Blue Jays on March 27, and hopefully get into some Spring Training games before then as well. While he wasnt in either lineup for todays set to split squad Grapefruit League games, Opening Day is still almost two weeks away which should offer the Orioles a bit of time to work with as they look to get Henderson up to speed in time for the start of the regular season. Losing the shortstop for any amount of time would be devastating given that he was one of the top players in the entire sport last year. After impre sing in a 32-game cup of coffee during the 2022 season, Henderson won the AL Rookie of the Year award in 2023 before making his first All-Star game last year and finishing fourth in a stacked AL MVP cla s behind , and . If Henderson were to mi s time, the club could slide over to shortstop from second base, with a potential bench player like handling second or perhaps moving to the keystone to make room for at the hot corner. Of course, for now the Orioles seem to be focused on preparing Henderson for the start of the season rather than potential alternatives. While Henderson seemingly remains on track to break camp with the club, the same cannot be said for utility man . As , manager Brandon Hyde told reporters Friday that its very doubtful Mateo will be ready for Opening Day. The versatile hitter has spent the spring recovering from elbow surgery, and recently that hed be able to make it back in time for Opening Day. That optimism isnt entirely unfounded, as Mateo is making his spring debut today. With that being said, the final decision of Mateos readine s will come down to Hyde and GM Mike Elias, both of whom have now expre sed doubt about Mateos odds of breaking camp with the club. Back to more promising injury news, infielder has been slowed in recent days by a sore hamstring but is not expected to mi s significant time due to the i sue. that the 30-year-old went through a full slate of defensive work and took batting practice yesterday, while notes that Urias told reporters this morning that his hamstring is feeling better and that theres no concern about his ability to be ready for Opening Day. Urias is in neither lineup for todays split squad games, but both he and Hyde expre sed optimism that he would be back in the lineup for Baltimore in relatively short order. Kurt Suzuki Jersey
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