Cleveland Indians outfielder Shin-Soo Choo suffered a broken thumb when he was hit by a pitch from the Giants’ Jonathan Sanchez during an interleague game on June 24 in San Francisco.
Shin-Soo Choo Injury: Indians Outfielder Activated For Friday’s Game
Choo had surgery on the thumb on June 28 and at the time, it was thought he might be out until late August, if not for the season.
Today, according to MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian, Choo will return to the Cleveland lineup:
Choo activated from DL. Indians designate Kearns for assignment.
As noted in the tweet, Austin Kearns has been DFA’d to make room for Choo on the roster. Choo wasn’t having a very good year — his season totals are .244/.333/.353 with just five home runs in 266 at-bats — but he had begun to come out of his slump, hitting .357/.500/.464 in the nine games before the injury. The Tribe could use his offensive punch, if he can return to the form he showed in 2010, when his .885 OPS got him to 14th place in AL MVP voting.
The Indians, currently three games out of first place in the AL Central, will face the Twins in Cleveland Friday night in the first of a three-game series.
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