David Ortiz is doubtful for Opening Day

By Craig CalcaterraMar 11, 2013, 9:50 AM EST
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David Ortiz has been having issues with his heels. Now those issues seem to be impacting his availability for Opening Day:

 

So that MRI he had apparently had some bad news about it.

Ortiz, who hit .318/.415/.611 with 23 home runs, 60 RBI and a 1.026 OPS in 90 games last year, is critical to the Red Sox bouncing back this year, obviously. So this is some pretty crummy news for Boston.

The Yankees reportedly tried to get Jean Segura from Seattle too

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By Craig CalcaterraNov 20, 2018, 8:42 AM EST
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Last night’s big news — the Yankees acquiring James Paxton from the Mariners — might’ve been even bigger if the Yankees had gotten their way: they were trying to land shortstop Jean Segura too. That’s the report from Jon Morosi of MLB Network, anyway.

Getting Segura would make a ton of sense for the Yankees given that Didi Gregorius is going to miss a big chunk of next season. Segura, who will turn 29 in March, has hit .308/.353/.449 over the past three seasons. He’d cost some prospects, but he wouldn’t cost the kind of money another possible option — signing Manny Machado — might cost.

Worth watching the Yankees regarding any available shortstop, obviously.