Yankees' Ellsbury 'Fully Confident' He'll Be Ready For Opening Day
TAMPA, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- New York Yankees center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury says he's "fully confident" that he will be ready for opening day.
Ellsbury is out of action until the middle of next week because of a strained oblique. He first experienced discomfort last weekend and an MRI exam on Wednesday showed the extent.
Ellsbury said before Thursday night's loss to Philadelphia that the injury "feels a lot better already."
"I think the good thing is we do have time and I'm fully confident that I'll be there opening day, ready to play," Ellsbury said. "I think in the few days that it's been, it's been substantially better."
The Yankees open at home against Toronto on April 6.
"I don't think we need to rush him," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "You'd like to get him somewhere between 55 and 65 (at-bats), but if he's a little short, I'm not going to worry about that."
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