Orioles outfielder-designated hitter Mark Trumbo said he believes being ready for Opening Day could be a possibility after knee surgery late last season and an offseason of rehabilitation.
"It's kind of hard to say ‘definitely,’ but I think of where we're at, there's a lot of optimism," Trumbo said at FanFest on Saturday.
The surgery, which was a relatively new procedure that involved replacing cartilage that had deteriorated in his knee, left Trumbo on crutches for eight weeks after the September procedure. He said he started swinging "within the last week or so," but the rehab was "nonstop.