Rangers expect Tolleson to return Friday

CLEVELAND — The Rangers are expecting Shawn Tolleson to be back in uniform on Friday, when the Rangers open a three-game series with the Mariners.

Tolleson has been away from the team on family emergency medical leave to be with his father as he is being treated for cancer. The rule allows a player to be away for three to seven days, and Thursday would be the seventh day for Tolleson.

Tolleson, whose family lives in Allen, which is north of Dallas, threw 30 pitches in live batting practice on Tuesday while working out with Double-A Frisco.

Choo headed for Arizona The Rangers are sending outfielder Shin-Soo Choo to Surprise, Ariz., to continue his rehab program. The plan is for Choo to be used at designated hitter in an extended spring training game on Thursday and Saturday and then five innings in the outfield on Monday.

After that, the Rangers could send Choo to Triple-A Round Rock on a medical rehabilitation assignment, with the final test showing that he can go nine innings in back-to-back games. He is on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring, an injury that occurred in his first game back after missing 40 days with a strained right calf.

“We want to make sure his lower half his healthy,” manager Jeff Banister said. “We want to test it enough so we feel comfortable with the hamstring and the calf.”

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