Detroit Tigers get encouraging injury news on Parker Meadows, Matt Vierling
TORONTO — For what seemed like months, the Detroit Tigers were hit with bad news after bad news when it came to injured players.
But, finally, there is light at the end of a dark tunnel of strains and inflammation. Manager A.J. Hinch offered updates on several players on Sunday, May 18, and most of it was good news for the Tigers.
Matt Vierling, recovering from a shoulder strain, played third base at Triple-A Toledo on May 17.
“It is a good sign,” Hinch said before the Tigers played the Toronto Blue Jays on May 18. “He still has not made a lot of competitive throws, which you can’t create. You kind of have to hope that the action finds him.”
Vierling was scheduled to be off May 18 and will play in Toledo on May 20.
“We have to get him tested in a game,” Hinch said. “So we have an allotted amount of time and we’re going to use whatever we need to before we bring him back. But there’s not a lot you can do. We can do some work in between.”
Vierling will do some rehab activity on May 19 at Comerica Park along with several other players.
“It’s sort of on this type of injury where you want him to throw,” Hinch said. “You can’t create that very easily. So patience is the best key and making sure he checks all the boxes before we bring him back is going to be important. The worst thing we can do, is not test him, bring him back, have him be tested in the big leagues and have an issue there. We’ll see where it takes us.”
