Marin Independent Journal

Yanks’ Stanton questionab­le for Opening Day

- The Associated Press

New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton will likely miss Opening Day because of a strained right calf, another significan­t injury for a team that was beset by health problems last season.

Manager Aaron Boone said Stanton was hurt near the end of defensive drills on Tuesday. An MRI found a Grade 1 strain.

The announceme­nt came a day after New York said All-Star pitcher Luis Severino needed Tommy John surgery and would miss the entire season. Slugger

Aaron Judge and lefty James Paxton already had been slowed by injuries.

The Yankees put a major league-record 30 players on the injured list last year, with Stanton missing most of the season.

SANO SACRIFICES TO BRING IN DONALDSON » For the Twins to land free agent Josh Donaldson, Miguel Sano knew what would be asked of him. He didn’t hesitate.

Instead, Sano sent a video to Donaldson, lobbying the 2015 American League MVP to join the Twins. The key to Sano’s pitch: He would happily move across the infield to play first base with Donaldson taking over at third.

Sano has appeared in just 31 games at first base since making his big league debut in 2015, spending the last five seasons working to improve at third.

TEBOW TO PLAY IN WBC » Tim Tebow is set to swing into action for a new team.

The New York Mets minor league outfielder and former Heisman Trophywinn­ing quarterbac­k will play for the Philippine­s next month in the World Baseball Classic.

Tebow was born in the

Philippine­s in 1987 when his parents were serving as missionari­es in the country. The family moved to Florida when he was 3 years old.

The Philippine­s will play in a WBC qualifying tournament March 20-25 in Tucson, Arizona.

BREGMAN NOT BOTHERED BY HBP » Houston’s Alex Bregman was hit on the back by a breaking ball from St. Louis reliever Ramon Santos, the seventh Astros player plunked in five spring training games.

“It was a splitter,” Bregman said. “It just got away from him.”

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