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Mets manager Terry Collins said Tuesday that shortstop Wilmer Flores (foot) may be able to resume Grapefruit League action Thursday, ESPNNewYork.com reports.

Flores fouled a pitch off his left foot Sunday and was still having issues walking Monday. However, the shortstop planned to take part in some baseball activities Tuesday while not yet running. The team expects Flores to be ready for Opening Day.

Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo, who hit a career-best 32 home runs in 2014, has yet to hit a home run in 12 spring games. He is batting just .129 (4 for 31) with one double and four RBI.

“I feel great,” Rizzo said, per MLB.com. “It’s really weird. I hit some good balls but they haven’t found a hole. Overall, I feel like I’m having really good at-bats."

Hitting home runs in spring training seems to elude Rizzo every year. He had no home runs in 18 spring games in 2013 and hit just two last year in 18 spring games.

“I haven’t hit a homer in two years in spring training,” Rizzo said, apparently forgetting the pair of home runs he hit in 2014. “It’s just not in my cards. All I care about is I’m seeing the ball real well.”

Angels outfielder Matt Joyce (hamstring) and Kole Calhoun (hand) will be given Tuesday off to rest, the Orange County Register reports.

Joyce has been slowed by a hamstring issue but was able to return to the lineup Monday as the team's designated hitter. He said Tuesday that he hopes to play in the field Wednesday when he returns to action. Calhoun felt something in his hand on a swing Monday and will not hit at all Tuesday.

Braves outfielder Joey Terdoslavich has a sore left wrist due to his fall when making an unassisted double play Saturday against the Cardinals, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. However, he is expected to be back in the spring lineup Thursday against the Pirates.

Terdoslavich is batting .278 (10 for 36) with one home run, six doubles, seven RBI, eight runs and 12 strikeouts in 18 spring games.

Mets shortstop Wilmer Flores (foot) plans to stretch, throw and hit on Tuesday, according to ESPN. However, he will not run.

Flores is sidelined after fouling a baseball off his left foot Sunday. While the Mets have no timetable for his return, they are expecting him to be ready by Opening Day.

Mets shortstop Wilmer Flores is still having issues with his left foot Monday after fouling a pitch of it in Sunday's game.

"I am having problems walking," said Flores to the New York Post, who removed the protective boot he had been wearing.

Manager Terry Collins still doesn't have a timetable for Flores' return, but doesn't think he will miss the beginning of the season.

"It's one of those things, it got him right in the joint," Collins said. "It may be another two days before he is out there."

Angels right fielder Kole Calhoun left Monday's game after he felt something in his right hand while swinging. 

Afterward, Calhoun said he felt fine, and he planned to play on Tuesday, per MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez. 

Calhoun is hitting .316 this spring. 

Rays manager Kevin Cash made it official Monday, naming Asdrubal Cabrera the team's starting shortstop. He beat out Nick Franklin and Tim Beckham, who were also competing for the starting job this spring.

"I don't think you're going to find a more sure-handed shortstop than Cabby," Cash said.

Cabrera is a two-time All-Star while playing at shortstop. He has spent most of his MLB career at shortstop (731 games). Although, the Rays were considering using him at both shortstop and second base this season before Cash made his announcement Monday.

Mets infielder Wilmer Flores is not in danger of being sidelined for the regular-season opener as he recovers from a foot injury, ESPNNewYork.com reports.

Flores is suffering from a bruised foot after being hit by a foul ball Sunday, and he left the park after Sunday's game in a walking boot, though he didn't need the boot Monday. He's 13 for 38 with two home runs and seven RBI this spring and is day-to-day moving forward.

The Rays have reportedly decided on a starting shortstop. Asdrubal Cabrera will be tabbed the starter after speculation of him playing second base or splitting time between the two, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Cabrera, who hit .241 with 14 home runs in 2014, has played primarily at shortstop for his entire career. Last season, however, Cabrera split time between shortstop (93 games) and second base (48 games).

The official announcement is expected soon.

"He has not done anything this spring to look like he's lost range," general manager Kevin Cash said last week. "If I had to say, from spring training, this spring, I've had the benefit of seeing him his last two years in Cleveland, he looks better. … His body looks better. He's moving really well.