DETROIT ― Parker Meadows could be getting close to returning to the Tigers. Matt Vierling, well, time will tell.

Meadows was in the Tigers’ clubhouse before Monday’s game against the New York Mets, continuing his rehab work while the Toledo Mud Hens had a day off. Meadows, out with a right quad strain, played consecutive games in center field on his rehab assignment for Toledo on Saturday and Sunday, a positive sign in his progress toward rejoining the Tigers, manager AJ Hinch said Monday.

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“Parker’s been pretty good. He said this is the best his body’s felt,” Hinch said before the opener of a three-game series with the New York Mets at Comerica Park. Meadows, arguably the biggest key to the Tigers’ magical run to the playoffs a year ago, has been out since late July. “H

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