TAMPA, Fla. >> Marcus Stroman has been a no-show on the field for the New York Yankees’ first two spring training workouts.

Stroman isn’t required to participate in spring training until Feb. 22, the mandatory reporting date under the collective bargaining agreement. But most players arrive on the voluntary reporting date.

The 33-year-old right-hander is projected as the sixth man in the Yankees’ five-man rotation.

“Yeah, I had an idea. When we talked, I knew he might be out the first couple days,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Thursday after his team’s second day of practice. “I certainly get how it all looks with the noise around it this winter, but the reality is this is something that is under the CBA — guys have this and you see it over time periodically. But I certainly understand the look around it and obviously the story around it but I do feel like, and I’ve even had communication with him last night, this morning, that he is ready to go mentally and physically, and hopefully be here in the next couple days.”

Boone would not disclose Stroman’s reasoning.

Stroman, 87-85 with a 3.72 ERA in 10 major league seasons, is due an $18 million salary in the second season of a $37 million, two-year contract. He has a conditional player option for 2026 that would be triggered if he pitches at least 140 innings this year.

Stroman was left off the Yankees’ Division Series roster but added for the League Championship and World Series, though he didn’t pitch in any games.

Orioles’ Rogers won’t be ready for opener >> Orioles left-hander Trevor Rogers isn’t expected to be ready for opening day after a partial dislocation of his right kneecap during the offseason, Baltimore GM Mike Elias said.

Elias told reporters at Orioles camp in Sarasota, Fla., that Rogers sustained the knee subluxation in January. It wasn’t clear exactly when or how Rogers sustained the injury. The pitcher is playing catch with the team in Florida but is significantly behind schedule.

Padres sign Korean league star >> Left-hander Kyle Hart signed a one-year contact with the San Diego Padres after one season in the Korean Baseball Organization, where he was selected as the league’s top pitcher.

Hart won the Choi Dong-won Award in the KBO last season after leading the league with 182 strikeouts. He was 13-3 with a 2.69 ERA in 26 starts, ranking second in the league for wins and ERA. He walked only 38 of his 631 batters over 158 innings.

Kershaw finalizes deal to stay with Dodgers >> Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a $7.5 million, one-year contract, bringing back the three-time Cy Young Award winner for his 18th big league season.

The 36-year-old left-hander expects to go on the 60-day injured list following offseason foot and knee surgery, but hopes to be close to ready when eligible to be activated.