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Tigers’ Zimmermann (groin) eyes Tuesday return
- Updated: May 27, 2016
8:55 PM ET
OAKLAND — Detroit Tigers pitcher Jordan Zimmermann is optimistic he will be able to return to the mound next week.
The 29-year-old pitcher has been encouraged by the progress made since the weekend and hopes to avoid the disabled list for the Grade 1 groin strain suffered in Sunday’s game.
“I think so, but the real test, like I said, is going to be Sunday, when I’m going to have to push off and get on some, [a] little elevation to see how it is,” Zimmermann said, talking for the first time since he was forced from Sunday’s game.
Jordan Zimmermann and the Tigers say a Sunday bullpen session will decide whether the 29-year-old righty will take his turn in the rotation next week or head to the disabled list. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar
Zimmermann, who played catch and long-tossed before Friday’s game, will throw a bullpen …
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