Dodgers' Tommy Edman Won't Be Ready For Season Opener

From Jack Vita: Position players reported to outpouring training astatine Camelback Ranch for nan Dodgers connected Monday, but head Dave Roberts revealed that nan squad will beryllium without its versatile 2nd baseman and utilityman Tommy Edman erstwhile it opens nan play against nan Arizona Diamondbacks astatine location connected March 26.

The 30-year-old Edman underwent ankle room during nan offseason aft being constricted to 97 games successful 2025 successful his first afloat play pinch nan Dodgers.

“I deliberation conscionable looking astatine wherever his ankle is at, trying to play nan agelong position that you don’t want to person immoderate regression aliases setbacks,” Roberts said. “So, really tin we beryllium methodical pinch it? Just for me, knowing that he’s conscionable taking swings is enough. We’re not going to unreserved it. We want to put him successful nan champion position, truthful I deliberation it conscionable benignant of became [clearer] very recently.”

Edman will unfastened nan play connected nan injured list, thing he is astatine bid with. He felt that a return earlier opening time was a spot ambitious, and that it would beryllium amended to err connected nan broadside of caution.

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Photos: Shohei Ohtani and different Dodgers stars activity retired astatine outpouring training

Mike Trout backmost to center?

Mike Trout says he would for illustration to return to halfway section for the Angels, and nan prima slugger says he will skip nan World Baseball Classic because of security issues.

The 11-time All-Star who been plagued by injuries since 2021 says his acquainted position isn’t arsenic physically demanding arsenic nan area outfield spots, contrary to accepted thinking.

Trout played his astir games since 2019 past season, finishing astatine 130. The three-time American League MVP started 22 of his first 29 games successful correct section earlier a knee wounded sidelined him for a month. The 34-year-old was exclusively a designated hitter erstwhile he returned successful precocious May.

“I consciousness for illustration I’m astatine my champion erstwhile I’m successful center,” Trout told reporters astatine nan club’s outpouring training installation Monday. “If I person to spell to nan corner, I’ll spell to nan corner.

“When I was successful center, it was little connected my assemblage than nan corners. To beryllium honest, successful correct section I felt I was moving a lot. Talking to immoderate different outfielders and they’re saying that they consciousness nan aforesaid measurement sometimes, halfway is little connected your legs. I conscionable consciousness ... assured successful center.”

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This time successful sports history

1923 — Cy Denneny of nan Ottawa Senators becomes nan NHL’s profession scoring leader. He scores his 143rd extremity to surpass Joe Malone successful a 2-0 triumph complete nan Montreal Canadiens.

1924 — Johnny Weissmuller sets a world grounds successful nan 100-yard freestyle aquatics pinch a clip of 52.4 seconds.

1926 — Suzanne Lenglen thumps Helen Wills 6-3, 8-6 successful Cannes, France, successful their only tennis lucifer against each other.

1928 — Sweden’s Gillis Grafstrom successfully defends his 1920 and 1924 Olympic fig skating title, pinch Austrian Willy Bockl finishing successful 2nd spot arsenic he did 4 years earlier.

1941 — Joe Louis knocks retired Gus Dorazio successful nan 2nd information successful Philadelphia to take sides his world heavyweight title.

1955 — Mike Souchak establishes nan PGA 72-hole scoring grounds pinch a 257 astatine nan Texas Open. Souchak starts pinch a record-tying 60 astatine San Antonio’s Brackenridge Park people and ends pinch a 27-under-par, beating nan erstwhile debased for a 72-hole arena by 2 shots.

1968 — The Basketball Hall of Fame opens successful Springfield, Mass.

1974 — Richard Petty wins his 2nd consecutive Daytona 500. It’s nan 5th Daytona 500 title for Petty, who besides won successful 1964, 1966, 1971 and 1973.

1992 — Raisa Smetanina wins a golden badge pinch nan Unified Team successful nan 20-kilometer cross-country relay to group nan profession Winter Olympics badge grounds pinch 10. Smetanina, 39, besides becomes nan oldest champion and nan first to triumph a badge successful 5 consecutive Winter Games.

1994 — San Antonio’s David Robinson records nan 4th quadruple-double successful NBA history pinch 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 blocks successful nan Spurs’ 115-96 triumph complete Detroit.

1998 — The U.S. women’s lucky squad wins nan sport’s first Olympic golden medal. Sandra Whyte scores connected an empty-netter pinch 8 seconds near to springiness nan United States a 3-1 triumph complete Canada.

2010 — Americans Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso decorativeness 1-2 successful nan downhill astatine nan Vancouver Olympics. It’s nan first clip since 1984 that nan U.S won golden and metallic successful a women’s Alpine event.

2013 — Danica Patrick wins nan Daytona 500 pole, becoming nan first female to unafraid nan apical spot for immoderate Sprint Cup race.

2014 — Meryl Davis and Charlie White triumph nan golden badge successful crystal dance, nan first Olympic title successful nan arena for nan U.S..

2018 — Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu becomes nan first man to successfully take sides his Olympic fig skating title since Dick Button successful 1952.

2020 — 62nd Daytona 500: Denny Hamlin wins 2nd consecutive title by 0.014 seconds complete Ryan Blaney connected nan 2nd restart successful overtime; his 3rd Daytona victory

Compiled by nan Associated Press

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