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Slugging 1B Ryan Howard confirms his return to Phillies lineup on Friday

On Thursday night, Ryan Howard confirmed his return to the Philadelphia Phillies lineup for Friday's game:

https://twitter.com/ryanhoward/status/221074013173202944

According to Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com, general manager Ruben Amaro said that as long as Howard tells the team he's ready to go on Friday, he'll see his first action since rupturing his left Achilles on his final at-bat of last season. Amaro said Howard would likely be able to play in two of the three weekend games against the Atlanta Braves.

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