will report to Triple-A Norfolk on Monday to begin a minor-league rehab assignment for his right wrist injury.
Hardy, who has been on the disabled list since mid-June, is slated to start at shortstop on Monday for the Tigers and hit fifth in the batting order, manager Buck Showalter said.
“[Hardy] told me he’s going down there planning on playing nine innings,” Showalter said. “That’s a good sign that he feels well. We’ll see if that happens. … Whether he plays five, seven, nine innings, it will kind of be up to him.