By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
03/07/10 4:32 PM EST
PHOENIX — Dodgers catcher Russell Martin has a pulled groin muscle and will be sidelined four to six weeks, missing the rest of Spring Training and Opening Day, manager Joe Torre said on Sunday.
Martin will be sent to Los Angeles for further medical exams to confirm the initial diagnosis Dr. Neal ElAttrache made after a Saturday MRI.
Torre said rookie A.J. Ellis would “get the bulk of the playing time here,” with 40-year-old Brad Ausmus remaining as the backup. Read more HERE.
