LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) -Gary Sheffield missed his third straight spring training game with leg cramps Sunday but is expected to return to the lineup in a couple of days.
Detroit’s designated hitter sat out against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. The 39-year-old slugger is expected to play Tuesday when the Tigers host the Cincinnati Reds in a split-squad game.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland said he sensed Sheffield was capable of playing Sunday, but decided two more days off couldn’t hurt.
“I’d be worried more if he was the shortstop, where you’ve got to play, take groundballs, make the double play,” Leyland said. “He’s probably not going to play the outfield to start with. If he’s able to hit to start with, that’s good enough for right now.
“I’m not worried about him. He could hit on Christmas Day.”
Leyland also has been concerned about a tight quadriceps muscle hampering third baseman Miguel Cabrera, and soreness in shortstop Edgar Renteria’s throwing arm. Both players were in the lineup Sunday.
“They’ve got to get ready,” Leyland said. “But at the same time, when you’re a manager, you can’t push them getting ready and get them hurt, and then they’re on the disabled list.”
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