NEW YORK (AP) — All-Star center fielder Jackson Merrill is set to return to the San Diego Padres’ active roster Tuesday from a strained right hamstring that has sidelined him since April 6.
Merrill played a pair of injury rehabilitation games for Double-A San Antonio last weekend and was at Yankee Stadium on Monday for the Padres’ series opener against New York. San Diego had not yet activated him from the 10-day injured list.
“Scheduled day off today to recover from a couple of games but, yeah, so he’s on track for tomorrow,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said. “Just a very professional rehab. He dominated every day in what he was able to do.”
