Dodgers estimate Hector Olivera will miss 2-3 weeks with hamstring injury.

Hector OliveraCHICAGO — Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said Wednesday that Hector Olivera is estimated to miss 2-3 weeks from the time he strained his left hamstring Saturday, “but with a hamstring you don’t really know.”

A 2-3 week timetable all but guarantees that Olivera will not reach the majors prior to the All-Star break.

“It’s not like a wrist you can x-ray and say, ‘OK, it’s healed’,” Friedman said. “It was minor in nature, which is good, and so he’s in Arizona right now and rehabbing. When we get to the point of him not having any pain with it, we’ll ramp up baseball activity.”

Olivera was peaking at Triple-A Oklahoma City at the time of the injury, slashing .387/.387/.581.

“He started getting his legs under him, timing at the plate, the quality of at-bats were really good,” Friedman said. “He’s played predominantly on the right side of the infield. It’s a different throwing stroke from second than from third. Jose Vizcaino was there for a week with him, pregame doing stuff on the chalkboard, then started ramping up to playing more games at third. That was the plan until he got hurt.

“All in all, the acclimation on the field and off the field, things are going really well.”

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.