{"id":39037,"date":"2025-03-06T07:39:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T07:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=39037"},"modified":"2025-03-06T07:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T07:39:09","slug":"report-orioles-hopeful-star-ss-gunnar-henderson-ready-for-season-but-being-cautious-with-rib-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=39037","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Orioles hopeful star SS Gunnar Henderson ready for season but being cautious with rib strain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) &#8211; Baltimore Orioles star shortstop Gunnar Henderson has a mild right intercoastal strain, manager Brandon Hyde said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Hyde said the Orioles are &#8220;very, very hopeful&#8221; that Henderson will be ready for the March 27 oepner at Toronto but are being cautious with the 2023 American League Rookie of the Year. The 23-year-old shortstop was an All-Star last season, when he hit .281 with 37 homers and 92 RBIs.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We\u00b4re going to not push a strain there, and we want to make sure that he gets it taken care of,&#8221; Hyde said. &#8220;It\u00b4s one of those sensitive areas where we don\u00b4t want anything to reoccur.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>An intercostal strain involves the muscles around the ribs. Hyde&#8217;s update to reporters Wednesday, after the Orioles beat Minnesota in a spring training game, came six days after Henderson exited a game because of lower right side discomfort.<\/p>\n<p>Henderson left that Feb. 27 game after only one inning. He made a jumping catch of a line drive in the field, then grounded out when leading off for the Orioles in the bottom of the inning.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;He\u00b4s feeling a lot better, but we\u00b4re just going to obviously slow-play it a little bit and make sure that he is 100%,&#8221; Hyde said. &#8220;But he\u00b4s getting a lot better every single day.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/03\/05\/22\/wire-95888149-1741213437-862_634x422.jpg\" alt=\"Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson signs fans' balls before a spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Sarasota, Fla. (AP Photo\/Stephanie Scarbrough)\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Henderson, who debuted with the Orioles in 2022 after being drafted in the second round in 2019, has never been on the injured list in the major leagues.<\/p>\n<p>He played in 150 games in 2023 and 159 games in 2024, when he set career highs with 31 doubles, 37 homers, 92 RBIs, 21 steals and an .893 OPS.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/03\/05\/22\/wire-95888147-1741213437-804_634x422.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson (2) jogs off the field during a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Baltimore. (AP Photo\/Terrance Williams, File)\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) &#8211; Baltimore Orioles star shortstop Gunnar Henderson has a mild right intercoastal strain, manager Brandon Hyde said Wednesday. 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