Ordonez To Join Triple-A Toledo On Friday
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit outfielder Magglio Ordonez is scheduled to join Triple-A Toledo for a rehabilitation assignment.
Ordonez has been on the disabled list since May 11 because of weakness in his surgically repaired right ankle. He has struggled to recover after breaking his ankle sliding into home plate last July. He's hitting .172 with one home run and five RBIs in 26 games this season.
Ordonez is to begin the stint Friday night, when Toledo begins a four-game series at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
The Tigers are hoping Ordonez can return to form and provide another big bat in the middle of the lineup along with Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez and Brennan Boesch.
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