Ji-Man Choi Closer To Game Action
4 years agoTampa Bay Rays first baseman Ji-Man Choi (knee) reported to the team's alternate training site on Monday and will hit in simulated games in Port Charlotte, Fla. He will work out with the team this weekend and then join Triple-A Durham for the start of the minor league season. Choi only played in five spring training games due to soreness in his right knee, which eventually required surgery to remove loose bodies on March 31. Ideally he'll receive 30 to 35 at-bats in games to build up his workload. Yoshitomo Tsutsugo started the year at first base, but Yandy Diaz has started 16 of the team's 23 games at first base early in the season. Choi hit just .230/.331/.410 last year, but he should at least be part of a platoon when he returns.
Source: MLB.com - Adam Berry
Source: MLB.com - Adam Berry