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DUNEDIN, Fla. — Josh Donaldson is frustrated.

He’s frustrated at his exploding calf muscle, one that his kept him off big-league diamonds for three months.

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He’s frustrated at being a part of an organization that just two years ago was in the playoffs and three years ago he was the American League MVP.

But most of all, the veteran third baseman is frustrated at a season that has gone awry and could be heading to an ugly divorce with Blue Jays management.

“I can’t control that, man,” Donaldson said when asked about reports he’s been placed on waivers. “I can’t control what the team wants to do with me.

“The only thing I can control is going out there and trying to perform at the best of my ability and doing everything I can to prepare to be ready for each and every game.”

Donaldson continued to do that on Thursday afternoon at the team’s spring training home, belting a home run over the left-field wall in his first at-bat for the Dunedin Blue Jays and playing six innings as he continues to build stamina for a return to the big leagues.