Shortstop J.J. Hardy appears close to returning to the Orioles lineup after missing six weeks with a broken bone in his left foot, but he's not feeling any pressure to rush back to stabilize the club's recently inconsistent infield defense.
In fact, he said he thinks the team is doing just fine without him.
"I haven't been able to watch the games," Hardy said, as he prepared to play his first injury rehabilitation game for the Double-A Bowie Baysox on Tuesday night. "I've just been checking box scores every 30 minutes down in Florida and it just seems like they're winning.