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- Updated: August 2, 2016
DETROIT — The Tigers stood pat at Monday’s non-waiver Trade Deadline in part because they figured the return of injured players would provide a boost. In the cases of Jordan Zimmermann and J.D. Martinez, those returns are imminent.
Zimmermann, on the 15-day disabled list for the past month with a right neck strain, will be activated in time to start Thursday’s series finale against the White Sox. It’s looking increasingly likely the Tigers will have J.D. Martinez back by then as well.
“If all goes well, we’ll probably have [Martinez] back before the end of the series,” manager Brad Ausmus said Tuesday afternoon.
Zimmermann threw a bullpen session earlier Tuesday and came through feeling fine. He threw four innings in back-to-back rehab starts for Triple-A Toledo, tossing 50 and 78 pitches, respectively. Ausmus expects the righty will be able to go up to 95 pitches Thursday.
It’s the effectiveness of those pitches that the Tigers have been looking forward to regaining.
“Jordan Zimmermann was outstanding until he pulled his groin, and the neck muscle came along,” general manager Al Avila said last week. “So you’ve got …
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