The New York Yankees will likely be without Derek Jeter until May.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Jeter was likely to need close to a "full spring training reset" once he is cleared to begin playing games again.
The shortstop, who remained behind in Tampa to rehabilitate his surgically repaired left ankle, currently has no timetable to return to baseball activities.
"I think our hope is to get him out on the field soon," Girardi said.
Asked whether that meant Jeter would need a full six weeks of training camp before returning to action, Girardi said he didn't think it would be quite that long.
"I don't think you could say it's going to be playing three or four games and he'll be back. He's going to have to go through somewhat of a spring training," Girardi said. "Position players always tell you they don't need six weeks. Pitchers do. How many weeks he needs, I think it depends on how he bounces back each day when he goes out and plays."