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Royals infielder Danny Valencia is day to day moving forward, after X-rays taken on his left hand came back negative. The team announced Valencia did not suffer a fracture in his hand after being hit by a pitch in Thursday's spring training game.  

Royals infielder Danny Valencia was forced to leave Thursday's spring training game against the Angels after being hjt on the left hand, but he appears to have avoided a serious issue. According to the Kansas City Star, manager Ned Yost said Valencia is fine, but he is expected to undergo an X-ray Friday to determine the extent of the injury.

Valencia is batting just .206 in 34 spring at-bats, and is expected to serve as a utility infielder for the Royals this season. 

Athletics third baseman Josh Donaldson went 1 for 4 in Wednesday's 13-3 win over the Indians after missing the last two days with calf tightness.

Donaldson is just 8 for 34 this spring but does have two home runs, seven RBI and five walks to his credit. He'll be looking for a repeat of last year's breakout season in 2014.

Athletics third baseman Josh Donaldson is slated to return to the spring lineup Wednesday against the Indians. Donaldson has been sidelined since leaving Sunday's game due to right calf tightness.

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.