Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera (ankle) has run at 72 percent body weight on the AlterG anti-gravity treadmill, manager Brad Ausmus said Thursday. Once Cabrera can run at 80 percent body weight, he will be cleared to run on flat ground and have grounders hit directly at him.
"He should be really close," Ausmus said, per the Detroit Free Press.
Cabrera participated in batting practice on the field Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
"He was hitting balls 425 feet out to left-center," Ausmus said.