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Yankees pitcher Carl Pavano had an MRI exam and X-rays taken Sunday on his injured left foot.
The team didn't immediately release the results, but Pavano said afterward that he wasn't concerned.
''Just for precaution,'' Pavano said. ''It's feeling better than it did. I'm not really too alarmed. There's no bruising or anything. It's just stiff.''
Pavano didn't participate in on-field drills. He did undergo treatment, including icing the foot.
Pavano was hit on the instep in batting practice Saturday by infielder Alberto Gonzalez's line drive. He made one warm-up toss after being struck and then threw 27 more pitches to complete his workout. The right-hander may not pitch in Tuesday's intrasquad game.
''That will be up in the air for sure,'' Yankees manager Joe Torre said.
Pavano, starting the third season of a $39.95 million, four-year contract, hasn't pitched in the major leagues since June 27, 2005, due to various injuries.
Sanchez's position unsettled
The National League's reigning batting champion doesn't really know what position he's going to play, and he doesn't care much either.
Freddy Sanchez is taking everything in stride just a few months after he hit .344 for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Sanchez excelled at third base last season but has performed exclusively at second in the opening days of camp, largely because the Pirates are trying to determine where two other competing infielders, Jose Castillo and Jose Bautista, fit into the team.
Crosby taking it slow
Bobby Crosby's standout rookie season seems so long ago.
That's because he has missed 132 games over the past two seasons with various injuries and spent more time in the training room than ever before. The Oakland shortstop hasn't played since late August and was out for the playoffs with a recurring lower back injury.
He will be able to better gauge his health in the coming days when he faces live pitching for the first time in more than six months. On Sunday, he stood in against a real pitcher but didn't swing. Then Crosby headed for the batting cage to hit another round of soft toss.
Royals' Sanders in tenuous spot
As an aging outfielder on a team going with youth, Reggie Sanders knows the Kansas City Royals could trade him before spring training ends. The Royals' tentative plans are to open the season with Mark Teahen moving from third base to right field, David DeJesus in center and Emil Brown in left.
Sanders, 39, is the oldest player on the Royals' roster and is in the final year of a two-year, $10 million contract.
He was the Royals' opening day right fielder last season, but appeared in just 88 games before having season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Aug. 31.
* Feb. 27 - Mandatory reporting date.
* Feb. 27 - Hall of Fame Veterans Committee voting announced.
* March 2-11 - Teams may renew contracts of unsigned players.
* March 14 - Last day to place a player on unconditional release waivers and pay 30 days termination pay instead of 45 days.
* March 28 - Last day to request unconditional release waivers on a player without having to pay his full 2007 salary.
* April 1 - Opening day, New York Mets at St. Louis. Active rosters reduced to 25 players.
* May 21 - Hall of Fame game, Baltimore vs. Toronto, Cooperstown, N.Y.
* June 7-9 - Amateur draft.
* July 10 - All-Star game, San Francisco.
* July 29 - Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, N.Y.
* July 31 - Last day to trade a player without securing waivers.
* Sept. 1 - Active rosters expand to 40 players.
* Oct. 23 - World Series begins.