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Athletics third baseman Josh Donaldson will not play Tuesday, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Donaldson wanted to take part in the game, but instead he'll get another day to recover from calf tightness. He'll likely return to action Wednesday.

Athletics third baseman Josh Donaldson, who left Sunday's spring game due to calf tightness, isn't going through conditioning drills Monday. However, he is expected to be in the lineup Tuesday or Wednesday, per the San Francisco Chronicle.

Athletics third baseman Josh Donaldson left Sunday's spring game against the Reds with right calf tightness. The A's don't consider Donaldson's injury to be serious.

Orioles infielder Manny Machado is hoping to run in the next few days, according to MASN.

Machado had some scar tissue flare up during camp, and hasn't run the past couple of days due to the issue. He had knee surgery during the offseason. Machado said he's still hoping to play opening day. He expects to have his knee checked out soon. He added that his setback was "no big deal."

Machado hit .283/.314/.432 in 667 at-bats last year.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado is making little progress from a knee injury that has prevented him from participating in spring training. He has not run for five days, per MASNsports.com. The issue is scar tissue that flared up and motivated the Orioles to shut him down.

Machado, who exploded onto the scene last season as a sure fielder and doubles machine, seems certain now to begin the season on the disabled list. Buck Showalter had said last week that Machado was ahead of schedule in his recovery, but the latest news serves as a setback.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado (knee) expects to start sliding next week before his next doctor's appointment, per MLB.com. Machado said his biggest tests will be sliding and base running.

Athletics third baseman Josh Donaldson has been renewed at the major league minimum of $500,000, per CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman.

Donaldson could be in line for quite a payday if he continues to rake like he did in 2013, when he led Oakland starters with a .301 batting average, 93 RBI and .499 slugging percentage while slugging 26 home runs.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado is on schedule in his rehab from left knee surgery. An update was provided Friday by Buck Showalter.

"Everything that he's supposed to be doing at this point he's doing," he told the Baltimore Sun. "He's not ahead of schedule, he's not behind schedule. ... What that is, whether it's the day after opening day, whether it's a month after opening day, we just don't want any setbacks and we have not had any setbacks yet."

Machado emerged as a force in 2013. He played exceptional defense while batting .283 with 14 home runs, 71 RBI and an AL-best 51 doubles.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado was able to work on side to side movements for the first time Wednesday, MLB.com reports.

Machado is scheduled for a progress report with the doctor on March 18 as he tries to make it back before the beginning of the season. He's a candidate to open the season on the disabled list.

Indians infielder Jose Ramirez tweaked his ankle while running on a treadmill, according to the Plain Dealer.

Ramirez will play in a B Game Tuesday. He's also attempting to come back from offseason thumb surgery. Ramirez received 12 at-bats in the majors last year.