Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Matt Duffy will open the season on the injured list due to a hamstring injury, manager Kevin Cash told reporters on Saturday.
Duffy was slated to play Saturday against the Detroit Tigers but was scratched from the lineup. He was slated to undergo further testing.
Duffy, 28, has only played in two spring training games due to the injury.
“I would imagine we would take our time with this and try to get it under wraps,” Cash told reporters. “We didn’t want to rush it, but our best team is with him on the roster.”
Yandy Diaz, Daniel Robertson and Joey Wendle are the candidates to play third base during Duffy’s absence.
Duffy batted .294 with four homers and 44 RBIs in 132 games last season.