Sizemore likely to miss season opener Cleveland Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., April 28, 2010. UPI/Lori Shepler. GOODYEAR, Ariz., Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Cleveland center fielder Grady Sizemore, who played in only 71 games last season due to a variety of injuries, will likely miss the start of the 2012 campaign. The Indians announced from their spring training camp Friday Sizemore had a strain in his lower back and is not expected to be ready for opening day. The injury occurred during fielding drills. Sizemore had been rehabilitating a right-knee injury he sustained last season, but was cleared to hit and throw without restrictions prior to his latest setback. Cleveland declined a $9 million club option for 2012 following last season, but then re-signed Sizemore to a one-year contract for $5 million that includes multiple incentive clauses. Sizemore batted .224 with 10 homers during his abbreviated 2011 season.