Stephen Drew returns to action
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Print | Originally published: Feb 20, 2012 - 9:51 pm
Manager Kirk Gibson was happy to see him back out there.
"He moved a lot better than I thought he would, to be honest with you. We put him through agility stuff and Matty (Williams) hit him some ground balls and then they went over and hit in the batting cage," Gibson said. "We shut him down and did some things to cool him down properly. We'll see how he feels tomorrow. Big step, first time he's been on the field with grounders."
Gibson talked about Drew's work ethic as well, saying that Drew finally took a week off -- his first since undergoing surgery for a fractured right ankle and ligament damage last July.
Drew was injured sliding into home plate against the Brewers when his cleats caught in the ground and his ankle got twisted underneath him.
Gibson did end Drew's injury update Monday with guarded optimism.
"We'll take him slow. We're not going to push him at this point. But he's still got a long way to go for sure."
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