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Orioles’ Kjerstad to have MRI on right hamstring, Beavers says knee is better

SARASOTA—Orioles outfielder Heston Kjerstad will have an MRI on his right hamstring on Sunday after the club returns to Baltimore.

Kjerstad was removed from Thursday’s game because of hamstring tightness.

“It’s tight, so we want to be precautionary and get it looked at,” manager Craig Albernaz said.

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Kjerstad hit .195 with two home runs and four RBIs and 11 strikeouts in 13 Grapefruit League games.

Outfielder Dylan Beavers, who was scratched from Friday night’s game against the New York Yankees in Tampa because of right knee discomfort, thinks he’ll be ready for Opening Day next Thursday.

“It’s just a little tightness in the quad,” Beavers said. “It was a little sore yesterday, not really pushing it, but better today.”

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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.