Orioles outfielder Michael Bourn’s broken right index finger will remain in a splint for two more weeks, meaning the veteran won't likely return from the early spring training injury until late April at the earliest.
Bourn visited a hand specialist Friday with hopes that he might have the splint removed to begin baseball activities, but that will be now delayed until at least the first weekend of the regular season.
“If I did [get the split off now], it would be rushing it,” Bourn said. “I would be taking a chance on speeding the process up.