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General manager Mike Elias said Wednesday that Rutschman's (triceps) recovery timeline is "more a matter of weeks than days" but didn't rule him out for Triple-A Norfolk's Opening Day on April 5, Zachary Silver of MLB.com reports.

Rutschman was diagnosed with a right triceps strain last week and was given an initial 2-to-3 week timetable, so being available for Norfolk's Opening Day would be in line with that estimate. The 24-year-old made his way to Triple-A last season and hit .312/.405/.490 in 43 games, and he figures to be called up for his major-league debut before long in 2022.

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