Ortiz To Return Against Yanks On July 25

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David Ortiz will return for the Red Sox on July 25 when the team opens up a series against the Yankees at Fenway Park, according to a report in The New York Post.

"I feel good," the Red Sox designated hitter said Saturday. "I was acting like I normally do: locating, check swing, swing and a miss - stuff like that. Everything was fine. That's all I need. Make sure there's no pain when I'm doing that."

Ortiz will start with three games in Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday, followed by three games in Double-A Portland.

"If everything is going OK, we can turn him loose," Manager Terry Francona said. "Three days in Pawtucket, a down day, then maybe three more days in Double-A where he didn't have to travel, have a day off in between, then meet us when we come back from that road trip. That's not etched in stone, but that's what we're looking at."

Via The New York Post

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