Overview
- Kim arrived at Spring Training in North Port and has started fielding drills but has not resumed hitting.
- The Braves maintain a four-to-five-month timetable from his Jan. 18 surgery to repair a torn right middle-finger tendon.
- An early-May return was described as hopeful by president Alex Anthopoulos earlier in camp, yet manager Walt Weiss and Kim declined to confirm a target date.
- Dubón will serve as the everyday shortstop until Kim is cleared to return to full baseball activities.
- Kim re-signed with Atlanta on a one-year, $20 million deal after a waiver claim from the Rays, and he says he was told a full recovery is expected with rehab.