CT scan shows Giants LF Nori Aoki's right fibula 80 percent healed
San Francisco Giants outfielder Nori Aoki is expected to begin baseball activity in about two weeks, manager Bruce Bochy said after Saturday's 8-4 win over theArizona Diamondbacks.
Aoki has been on the disabled list since June 24 with a small fracture in his right fibula. A recent CT scan showed the bone is 80 percent healed, Bochy said.
Aoki has enjoyed a solid first season with the Giants, hitting .317 with 33 runs scored and 19 RBIs as their leadoff hitter.
The 33-year-old left fielder strikes out less often than any player in MLB this season (5.8 percent of at-bats). He's also 11th in batting average and 12th in on-base percentage, with 12 stolen bases. No one else on the Giants has more than five steals.
San Francisco is 9-9 in Aoki's absence and trails theLos Angeles Dodgersby 3 games in the NL West.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
