WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi cringed Sunday night listening to a voicemail from team trainer Steve Donahue.
"Joe, it's Stevie. Call me."
The news was not good.
Shortstop Didi Gregorius, who has been away from the Yankees since early March playing for the Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic, will be sidelined for a while with a sore throwing shoulder.
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For now, the Yankees are hopeful that Gregorius will be ready for their April 2 season opener after getting results from an MRI taken Sunday in Los Angeles, but they'll know more Monday when he gets examined by team doctors in Tampa.