DETROIT -- Bruce Rondon is going to stick in Triple-A Toledo for now. He's just no longer doing so on a rehab assignment. The Tigers activated their hard-throwing right-hander from the 15-day disabled list on Monday and optioned him to the Mud Hens, where he'll try to work through the struggles that marked his rehab stint there over the past few weeks.
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It wasn't the plan when Rondon progressed to game action a month ago and the Tigers' bullpen was struggling to carry leads to closer Joakim Soria.