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- Updated: August 29, 2016
DETROIT — When most injured players begin playing catch, the emphasis is on stretching out the distance on throws to strengthen the arm. For Nick Castellanos and his fractured left hand, simply catching a ball is a step in the right direction.
The Tigers third baseman is not catching hard throws or batted balls, more like soft tosses from about 90 feet. And at that, he’s not even squeezing the glove much. But once he could put his third baseman’s glove on, he could collect the ball in the webbing and start doing baseball activity again.
“I can just put a glove on without pain,” Castellanos said Monday after catching tosses from strength and conditioning coordinator Chris Walter on the field at Comerica Park.
The timetable hasn’t changed on Castellanos, …
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