With Trumbo now heading back to Baltimore, it seems unlikely he'll rejoin the club in time for Monday's series opener in Toronto.
"It's kind of hard to tell exactly where you're at until you're going full speed, and I think that was the case here."
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In three games, Trumbo is 3-13 (.231) with a double. The veteran slugger is scheduled to remain in Florida when the team heads for New York later this week.“He’s just not ready to play,” Hyde said.
March 24, 2019 He dealt with a strained left trapezius earlier this week and has dealt with a knee injury recently. Trumbo began his minor league rehab assignment this week with the Bowie Baysox. By Trumbo's pre-existing right knee injury flared up in the Orioles' 8-0 loss to the Indians on Sunday, Jon Meoli of The Baltimore Sun reports. SARASOTA, Fla. -- Mark Trumbo spent all spring working his way back from right knee surgery without a setback. And though Trumbo cleared every hurdle in his rehab from surgery to repair a chondral defect, he simply ran out of time to work his right knee into full game strength.“We’re going to back off some of the baseball stuff," said Trumbo, 33.
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The O's intentions were twofold: they had to find enough pitching to cover two games simultaneously, but they were also purposeful in tabbing left-handed The Orioles conclude Grapefruit League play on Monday by welcoming the Mets to Ed Smith Stadium for a 1:05 pm finale.
For the month of April, Trumbo slashed .337/.385/.573 with a .958 OPS, six home runs, 19 RBIs, and three doubles. “Really give him a ton of credit for trying to come back from a tough injury earlier than anybody has, but this is the right thing for him, for us, for everybody.”All of that made Trumbo unlikely to break camp, though he and the Orioles long considered that a potential goal.“I can go out there and take some at-bats, but it just wasn’t a good version of me," Trumbo said, “It just makes way more sense to get it right and go out there and do what I can.”Without Trumbo in the fold, Hyde said he plans to “get creative with” the club’s open designated hitter spot. 6-keys: media/fantasynews/mlb/reg/free/stories
Baltimore Orioles designated hitter Mark Trumbo will start the season on the injured list, ... Give him a ton of credit for trying to come back from a tough injury earlier than anybody has."
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