Tarik Skubal is ready for his return to the Detroit Tigers.
The reigning two-time American League Cy Young winner completed a 54-pitch rehab ******* ignment Sunday, June 7, with High-A West Michigan, then threw an additional 15 pitches in the bullpen. He woke up Monday without any concerns, putting him on track to return to the Tigers for Saturday's game against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field.
It's been 34 days since Skubal underwent a minimally invasive surgery from Dr. Neal ElAttrache to remove a bone chip from his left elbow.
"I don't really know if I look at it as ahead of schedule," Skubal said before Tuesday's opener of a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park. "The doctor, when I had the surgery, told me four to six weeks, so it's not like we're being aggressive. If anything, we're being conservative. If my next one is at the five-week mark, that's right in the honey hole of four to six weeks."
JEFF SEIDEL: What Tarik Skubal did Sunday has an impact way beyond Tigers
The reigning two-time American League Cy Young winner completed a 54-pitch rehab ******* ignment Sunday, June 7, with High-A West Michigan, then threw an additional 15 pitches in the bullpen. He woke up Monday without any concerns, putting him on track to return to the Tigers for Saturday's game against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field.
It's been 34 days since Skubal underwent a minimally invasive surgery from Dr. Neal ElAttrache to remove a bone chip from his left elbow.
"I don't really know if I look at it as ahead of schedule," Skubal said before Tuesday's opener of a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park. "The doctor, when I had the surgery, told me four to six weeks, so it's not like we're being aggressive. If anything, we're being conservative. If my next one is at the five-week mark, that's right in the honey hole of four to six weeks."
JEFF SEIDEL: What Tarik Skubal did Sunday has an impact way beyond Tigers
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