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Scott Kazmir to open season on disabled list

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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Angels starting pitcher Scott Kazmir will open the season on the disabled list in the wake of shoulder and hamstring injuries that have slowed him this spring, but the left-hander is expected to miss only one start before making his season debut in less than two weeks against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

Angels Manager Mike Scioscia said Kazmir would build the stamina needed to pitch in a major league game by starting Sunday in a minor league camp game in Arizona and then starting for Class-A Rancho Cucamonga before pitching against the Yankees sometime during a series that spans April 13-15.

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Matt Palmer will take Kazmir’s first turn in the rotation and start Friday against Oakland at Angel Stadium.

The Angels’ final spots on the 25-man roster Saturday went to catcher Bobby Wilson, infielder/outfielder Robb Quinlan and outfielder Terry Evans.

-- Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

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