Spring Training

Orioles’ Westburg out with sore lower back

SARASOTA–Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg is out of the lineup with a sore lower back, manager Brandon Hyde said on Thursday. Westburg was 1-for-2 in Saturday’s Grapefruit League opener but hasn’t played since.

“He’s really improving a lot every day,” Hyde said. “He should be OK for sometime in the next few days. You see he hasn’t been in the lineup for the past couple of days. He probably won’t for the next couple, either. He felt it in the cage a little bit swinging. It’s a precautionary few days off.”

Westburg isn’t swinging the bat, yet.

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“He’s pretty much just getting treatment right now. I think maybe he’ll start swinging in a day or two,” Hyde said.

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Rich Dubroff

Rich Dubroff grew up in Brooklyn as a fan of New York teams, but after he moved to Baltimore, quickly adopted the Orioles and Colts. After nearly two decades as a freelancer assisting on Orioles coverage for several outlets, principally The Capital in Annapolis and The Carroll County Times, Dubroff began covering the team fulltime in 2011. He spent five years at Comcast SportsNet’s website and for the last two seasons, wrote for PressBoxonline.com, Dubroff lives in Baltimore with his wife of more than 30 years, Susan.

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