TEMPE, Ariz. -- Luis Valbuena, the Angels' top free-agent acquisition, is disappointed he will not be able to begin the season with his new teammates.
"I feel so bad because I want to start the season healthy," Valbuena said Friday. "We'll see what happens. I wanted to start the season, try to win and help my team. Right now I feel so bad because it's my first time here. A new team, and this happens to me."
Valbuena, who signed a two-year, $15 million deal with the Angels in January and was projected to be the club's Opening Day first baseman, was diagnosed with a Grade 1 right hamstring strain on Thursday and will miss 4-6 weeks.