PHOENIX (KABC) — The Dodgers on Tuesday held their first full-squad workout of spring training in Glendale, Arizona, as the team gears up for a three-peat run.
El Monte resident William Argueta was among the fans who traveled to the Camelback Ranch facility to watch the Boys in Blue.
“Meeting the players and taking pictures with them, that’s — I hate to say it, L.A., but you really can’t get that out there,” Argueta said.
“This is amazing,” Dodger fan Cristina Mendoza said. “This is amazing. It’s hard for us to go to Dodger Stadium over there, so it’s like bringing a little piece of that here. It’s amazing, watching the players up close.”
On Monday, manager Dave Roberts made official what was expected, saying Edman was taking swings and doing light jogging but that the versatile second baseman wouldn’t be ready for the start of spring training workouts or the regular season.
Edman, who replaced a struggling Andy Pages in center field during the Dodgers’ World Series victory against Toronto last year, nursed the ankle all season. The 30-year-old had surgery in November to repair a ligament and remove bone spurs.
“I had a month last year,” Edman said, referring to when his ankle was healthy. “Hopefully I have a full season this year.”
While Edman never wanted to rule out being ready when the two-time defending champions play Arizona at home on March 26, he knew it was a long shot.
“Opening Day was going to be a really aggressive goal, just in case it happened to be, like, we recover faster than we expected it to,” Edman told reporters at the team’s spring training facility. “I think everything is based on past instances with this kind of surgery. I feel like I’m on schedule with that, and we’ll just kind of see how it goes with each step along the way.”
Kiké Hernández gives the Dodgers another solid utility player as long as Edman is out. Los Angeles probably would employ a platoon at second until Edman returns.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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