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Welcome to the Sports Report, our weekday morning newsletter covering L.A. sports. To sign up to receive it via email (it\u2019s free), go here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

From Jack Vita<\/a>: Position players reported to spring training at Camelback Ranch for the Dodgers<\/a> on Monday, but manager Dave Roberts<\/a> revealed that the team will be without its versatile second baseman and utilityman Tommy Edman<\/a> when it opens the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks at home on March 26.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old Edman underwent ankle surgery during the offseason after being limited to 97 games in 2025 in his first full season with the Dodgers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think just looking at where his ankle is at, trying to play the long view that you don\u2019t want to have any regression or setbacks,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cSo, how can we be methodical with it? Just for me, knowing that he\u2019s just taking swings is enough. We\u2019re not going to rush it. We want to put him in the best position, so I think it just kind of became [clearer] very recently.\u201d<\/p>\n

Edman will open the season on the injured list, something he is at peace with. He felt that a return before opening day was a bit ambitious, and that it would be better to err on the side of caution.<\/p>\n

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Photos: Shohei Ohtani and other Dodgers stars work out at spring training<\/a> <\/p>\n

Mike Trout back to center?<\/p>\n

Mike Trout<\/a> says he would prefer to return to center field for the Angels<\/a>, and the star slugger says he will skip the World Baseball Classic because of insurance issues.<\/p>\n

The 11-time All-Star who been plagued by injuries since 2021 says his familiar position isn\u2019t as physically demanding as the corner outfield spots, contrary to traditional thinking.<\/p>\n

Trout played his most games since 2019 last season, finishing at 130<\/a>. The three-time American League MVP started 22 of his first 29 games in right field before a knee injury sidelined him for a month. The 34-year-old was exclusively a designated hitter when he returned in late May.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019m at my best when I\u2019m in center,\u201d Trout told reporters at the club\u2019s spring training facility Monday. \u201cIf I have to go to the corner, I\u2019ll go to the corner.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was in center, it was less on my body than the corners. To be honest, in right field I felt I was running a lot. Talking to some other outfielders and they\u2019re saying that they feel the same way sometimes, center is less on your legs. I just feel … confident in center.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This day in sports history<\/p>\n

1923 \u2014 Cy Denneny of the Ottawa Senators becomes the NHL\u2019s career scoring leader. He scores his 143rd goal to surpass Joe Malone in a 2-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens.<\/p>\n

1924 \u2014 Johnny Weissmuller sets a world record in the 100-yard freestyle swim with a time of 52.4 seconds.<\/p>\n

1926 \u2014 Suzanne Lenglen beats Helen Wills 6-3, 8-6 in Cannes, France, in their only tennis match against each other.<\/p>\n

1928 \u2014 Sweden\u2019s Gillis Grafstrom successfully defends his 1920 and 1924 Olympic figure skating title, with Austrian Willy Bockl finishing in second place as he did four years earlier.<\/p>\n

1941 \u2014 Joe Louis knocks out Gus Dorazio in the second round in Philadelphia to defend his world heavyweight title.<\/p>\n

1955 \u2014 Mike Souchak establishes the PGA 72-hole scoring record with a 257 at the Texas Open. Souchak starts with a record-tying 60 at San Antonio\u2019s Brackenridge Park course and ends with a 27-under-par, beating the previous low for a 72-hole event by two shots.<\/p>\n

1968 \u2014 The Basketball Hall of Fame opens in Springfield, Mass.<\/p>\n

1974 \u2014 Richard Petty wins his second straight Daytona 500. It\u2019s the fifth Daytona 500 title for Petty, who also won in 1964, 1966, 1971 and 1973.<\/p>\n

1992 \u2014 Raisa Smetanina wins a gold medal with the Unified Team in the 20-kilometer cross-country relay to set the career Winter Olympics medal record with 10. Smetanina, 39, also becomes the oldest champion and the first to win a medal in five straight Winter Games.<\/p>\n

1994 \u2014 San Antonio\u2019s David Robinson records the fourth quadruple-double in NBA history with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 blocks in the Spurs\u2019 115-96 win over Detroit.<\/p>\n

1998 \u2014 The U.S. women\u2019s hockey team wins the sport\u2019s first Olympic gold medal. Sandra Whyte scores on an empty-netter with eight seconds left to give the United States a 3-1 victory over Canada.<\/p>\n

2010 \u2014 Americans Lindsey Vonn and Julia Mancuso finish 1-2 in the downhill at the Vancouver Olympics. It\u2019s the first time since 1984 that the U.S won gold and silver in a women\u2019s Alpine event.<\/p>\n

2013 \u2014 Danica Patrick wins the Daytona 500 pole, becoming the first woman to secure the top spot for any Sprint Cup race.<\/p>\n

2014 \u2014 Meryl Davis and Charlie White win the gold medal in ice dance, the first Olympic title in the event for the U.S..<\/p>\n

2018 \u2014 Japan\u2019s Yuzuru Hanyu becomes the first man to successfully defend his Olympic figure skating title since Dick Button in 1952.<\/p>\n

2020 \u2014 62nd Daytona 500: Denny Hamlin wins second straight title by 0.014 seconds over Ryan Blaney on the second restart in overtime; his third Daytona victory<\/p>\n

Compiled by the Associated Press<\/p>\n

Until next time…<\/p>\n

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