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August 31, 2006

Ortiz to return

By Greg Lee, Globe Staff

Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz said Thursday he is in good health and expects to return to the lineup Saturday, welcome news for a team reeling from a string of injuries.

''My health is fine. The doctors have told me to rest today and practice Friday so I can be ready to return to the playing field on Saturday,'' he told private radio station Z-101 in the Dominican Republic.

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