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- Updated: September 11, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Cardinals rookie shortstop Aledmys Diaz returned to St. Louis on Sunday morning and was activated off the 15-day disabled list before the team’s series finale with the Brewers. A right thumb fracture landed him on the DL on Aug. 1 after he was hit by a pitch against the Marlins on July 31.
Diaz walked into the clubhouse and was greeted with a warm welcome from his teammates. It took him three weeks after his cast was removed to feel comfortable throwing again. He took grounders and swung in the batting cage Sunday.
“Right now I feel healthy, and that’s the most important thing,” Diaz said. “I think the goal is to go out there and try to get into a rhythm in my at-bats and the …
