MLB Note - Cleveland Indians Kipnis, Jason

Jul 29, 2017 - 8:19 AM 2B Jason Kipnis has progressed faster than expected after being placed on the disabled list July 9 with a strained right hamstring. Kipnis is expected to DH for Triple-A Columbus on Saturday and "if all goes well," manager Terry Francona said Kipnis could play second base on Sunday. Kipnis' rehabilitation may have been aided, Francona said, by staying back to work with the Indians' training staff over the All-Star break. "I don't think that's anybody's first choice," Francona said. "But I think the trainers felt like if they could, for four days spend a lot of time in there, it could be a good thing."