Chipper Jones, the longtime Braves third baseman, recently had arthroscopic knee surgery; he’ll return to the Atlanta lineup on Tuesday.
Braves’ Chipper Jones Expected To Return At Team’s Home Opener
It appears that Jones’ prediction will come true, or possibly even sooner. David O’Brien:
Jones is eligible to come off the 15-day disabled list Tuesday, when the Braves play the second game of a three-game series at Houston. The home opener is Friday against Milwaukee.
“Definitely the home opener, based on [Friday’s] workout,” Gonzalez said, “and maybe even sooner than that. We’ll see what happens in the next couple of days with him.”O’Brien also reports that although Jones could be sent on a rehab assignment for a couple of games, the Braves would only do that if Jones felt he needed that; otherwise they could activate him and use him off the bench until he was ready to start.
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