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Giants manager Gape Kapler updated reporters Wednesday with the
timeline, a day after Longoria had the surgery in Los Angeles.
The six-week timeline means Longoria will miss roughly the first
30 games of the regular season.
Kapler said Wilmer Flores will be the Opening Day third baseman.
Jason Vosler could see more action at the hot corner.
Longoria, 36, batted .261 with 13 homers and 46 RBIs in 81 games
for the Giants last season. He was out of action for more than
two months after spraining his left shoulder in a June 5
collision with shortstop Brandon Crawford.
A three-time All-Star, Longoria is a lifetime .266 hitter with
317 home runs and 1,089 RBIs in 1,823 games with the Tampa Bay
Rays (2008-17) and Giants.
Longoria is entering the final year of his contract, though the
Giants hold a $13 million team option ($5 million buyout) for
the 2023 season.
--Field Level Media
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