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- Updated: September 12, 2016
DETROIT — Nick Castellanos took batting practice against live pitching Monday at Comerica Park for the first time in more than five weeks.
“I’m not 100 percent healthy, but it’s the first day,” Castellanos said. “It didn’t bite me too bad. There were a couple swings that it was definitely sore, but not terrible.”
While Castellanos still has some progress to make, he said he was definitely excited to take the next step forward after breaking a bone in his left hand when he was hit by a pitch against the Mets on Aug. 6.
“Without a doubt, that’s the first time I was able to take BP on a field in five weeks and two days, not that I’m counting,” he said.
The third baseman is aiming to return to the Tigers by Sunday, but a lot hinges on how he feels Tuesday after icing his hand and giving it a day to rest.
“It all depends on how my hand feels,” Castellanos said. “They gave me that timetable from four to six weeks when I got hurt, so obviously I’d …
