Lindor dealing with calf strain
Cleveland Indians AllStar shortstop Francisco
Lindor will miss spring training camp — and maybe the start of the season — with a strained right calf.
Lindor was injured while working out in Orlando, Fla. He was checked at the Cleveland Clinic on Wednesday, and team physician Mark Shickendantz confirmed that Lindor had a moderate sprain.
The Indians, who won the American League Central last season, anticipate him missing up to nine weeks, which would place his return sometime in early April.
In other news:
• Relievers Ryan Tepera of Toronto and Kyle Barraclough of Washington lost their salary arbitration cases. Tepera was awarded a $1,525,000 salary rather than his request for $1.8 million. Barraclough was given a $1,725,000 salary instead of his $2 million request. Players and teams are tied 3-3 in decisions with six cases remaining.