Third baseman Jason Donald will not be ready to open the season for the Cleveland Indians because of a hand injury. Indians trainer Lonnie Soloff said Saturday that Donald has a small crack in the base of the long finger on his left hand. Donald was hit by a fastball from Gavin Floyd of the Chicago White Sox on March 5. "It is disappointing, but I'm already looking down the road, preparing to play," Donald said. "Getting hit is part of the game. It could have been a lot worse. I could have needed surgery and been out a lot longer." Donald will not participate in baseball activities for seven days, then start a return-to-hit program. After being hit, Donald came back five days later for a couple of at-bats, played in the field the next day, and has been sidelined since. "Instead of getting better, it actually felt worse," Donald said. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2011/news/story?id=6236576
