DUNEDIN — For now, Devon Travis won’t look at a calendar and won’t imagine himself batting leadoff for the Blue Jays on opening day.
The thoughts are far too painful.
Much more painful, in fact, than the residual damage to his injured right knee, a reality that only adds to the frustration.
The player the Jays are counting on to play at second base and top manager John Gibbons’ batting order, is getting closer by the day, however. On Monday, he ran sprints on the Florida Auto Exchange Stadium field for the first time this spring.