Randal Grichuk, expected to play center field for the Rockies, will likely miss the beginning of the season after recently undergoing surgery for a bilateral sports hernia.
He underwent treatment for the condition before an MRI revealed that he would need surgery, according to MLB.com. Grichuk, 31, is hopeful that he will be ready to play in games in six weeks.
“It was one of those things that was not going to get better, and it was a matter of when was it going to get worse,” Grichuk told MLB.com. “I’d much rather miss spring training, get back late spring and miss only a little bit of (regular-season) time than try to play through the grind of trying to play every day, 100% effort, then let it flare in April and miss two or three months of the season.