Derek Jeter didn't have much fun this offseason as he recovered from a broken left ankle suffered in the ALCS.

He was confined to his home, riding a motor scooter as he learned to walk again.

"My offseason was terrible," Jeter said. "Absolutely terrible."

He is now cleared to do every type of physical activity and expects to be ready on Opening Day. He has run on a treadmill and expects to do so on grass in the coming days.

"I don't want to make it sound more dramatic than it is, but you have to learn to walk again," Jeter said. "In that sense, physically, it was a challenge. Mentally, it was a challenge when you are sitting on the couch and you can't get anywhere. So I had a little scooter to move around. It was tough. It was not fun."