Orioles third baseman Manny Machado will be with the team when position players report to spring training in February, but he still doesn't have a return date coming off left knee surgery, according to MLB.com.
"When I'm 110 percent -- I don't know whether it's in two months or next week -- it's something I'll just have to get a feel for. And once I'm out there playing every day, I'll have more of an idea when and where I can start," he said.
Machado said he feels he's ahead of schedule from October knee surgery to repair a torn medial patellofemoral ligament. He was given a six-month recovery timetable.
"The doctor said everything's going well and according to plan, so at this point it's just seeing how healthy I am and how fast I can get out there," Machado said.