Yankees' Jacoby Ellsbury: Unlikely to be ready by Opening Day

Ellsbury (oblique) is unlikely to be ready by Opening Day, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.

Ellsbury has been out since the start of March with a strained oblique. He's returning to hitting within a few days, but is not likely to have enough time to get up to speed by the start of the season. It's unclear if he'll land on the DL, but the Yankees have plenty of depth if they opt to go that route.