Austin Jackson is eligible to return from the disabled list on Monday, but it’s unlikely he’ll be ready by then.
According to Chris Iott of MLive.com, Tigers manager Jim Leyland said today that Jackson “really hasn’t done any physical activity” since he was placed on the disabled list with a strained right hamstring on May 12. He’s expected to go out on a minor league rehab assignment before being activated, so it sounds like he’s still a ways off.
“I want it right,” Leyland said. “We talked about that today: ‘Get it right.’ I don’t want him to come back 85 percent and try to play and then do it again. Try to get it as close to 100 percent as you can. You might not get it to 100 percent. Who knows.”
Jackson was batting .272/.333/.371 with two home runs, 11 RBI, five stolen bases and a .704 OPS in 34 games prior to the injury. Avisail Garcia, Don Kelly, and Andy Dirks have all played center field during his absence while Dirks and Omar Infante have split leadoff duties.
