Rockies’ Desmond Stays Upbeat After Hand Surgery

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ian Desmond, with his right hand, is able to drive slowly around the Colorado Rockies spring training complex in a golf cart and watch teammates practice. That’s what he did Friday afternoon before the Rockies left camp to play the San Francisco Giants.
The left hand, however, is wrapped like a club. Desmond, who was set to be the Rockies’ opening day first baseman, broke a bone in the hand when he was hit by a pitch in a spring training game last Sunda