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Tigers to rely on roster until Maybin returns
- Updated: August 14, 2016
ARLINGTON — Cameron Maybin has started shagging fly balls again during batting practice as he works his way back from a sprained left thumb. However, he’s not expected to pick up a bat until next weekend.
“He said he’s been feeling better the last couple days, which is a good sign,” manager Brad Ausmus said Sunday morning. “He took some fly balls. It didn’t bother him to close the glove at all. He has to get to a point where he can start swinging a bat, which would probably be next week sometime, just to test it.”
How quickly he can get back to game action if he feels fine hitting, and whether he would need any Minor League rehab games, remains to be seen. Maybin is eligible to return from the 15-day disabled list on Friday. That timetable seems unrealistic at this point, though he might not be out …
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