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SAN FRANCISCO -- Toronto shortstop Jose Reyes is eager to get to extended spring training soon and start playing in games to test his sprained left ankle. On the 60-day disabled list with an injury that is expected to take three months to heal, Reyes is doing more each day with the hopes of beginning a rehab assignment in a couple of weeks. Manager John Gibbons believes that timeline is feasible as long as Reyes continues progressing the way he has been lately. "Its coming along. Some stuff is a little bit shaky still," Reyes said Tuesday. "No setbacks. The ankles getting stronger every day. Its not that far away." He now has a brace he plans to wear for the remainder of his career to stabilize the troublesome ankle. He doesnt believe it will affect his speed on the basepaths or ability to move in the field. "Im still going to have my stuff. Im very confident in myself that Im going to come back stronger," he said. "I feel that if Im not 100 per cent, but if I feel like I can help this club at 85-90 per cent, Im going to be on the field." Reyes has been swinging the bat for about a week and worked on cutting Tuesday at AT&T Park. He said he still must be successful running the bases on back-to-back days and going side to side to field groundballs and turn double plays before he ready to begin games. "Probably in a couple of weeks I would think," Gibbons said of Reyes beginning a rehab assignment. "Hes moving around now, hes doing all the agility stuff. Hes moving good, but theres still a little limp in there. You can notice it a little bit. We want to make sure hes good and ready." Reyes was injured sliding into second base in an April 12 game at Kansas City. Each day, he evaluates how he is feeling and how much to push himself while listening to the plan in place from the training staff. Reyes, who turns 30 on June 11, is further along in his recovery than he expected. "Quicker than I thought, its not even two months," he said. "It was a bad ankle sprain." Acquired from Miami in a 12-player trade last November, the four-time All-Star is batting .395 with one home run and five RBIs. He hopes to be able to help the Blue Jays immediately once back later in the summer. "Reyes is one of the premier players in the league. You could see in the first couple of weeks he was doing everything," Gibbons said. "It wasnt easy (to lose him). Weve adjusted since hes been gone and those other guys have done a solid job, but we still look forward to getting him back, thats for sure." Also Tuesday, an MRI on injured pitcher Ramon Ortizs right elbow showed no significant damage. The 40-year-old Ortiz, 1-2 with a 6.04 ERA, left Sundays game in tears in San Diego after straining his pitching elbow and went on the disabled list. "Its a fragile business," Gibbons said. "Youve got to be healthy to play it." 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Itd be almost impossible.Instead, the Australian superstar and four-time Olympian settled for being honored and cheered loudly by those fans in KeyArena on Friday night as the team formally retired her uniform after an 80-51 rout of the Washington Mystics.Jacksons No. 15 jersey, the first number retired in the teams 16-year history, was unveiled in the arenas rafters, next to the two banners signifying the WNBA championships she helped win in 2004 and 2010.It was then that the reality -- and finality -- of stepping away from the game hit home with the 35-year-old Jackson.I think the closure in itself is a sad thing. But at least I got to come back, said Jackson, who hadnt been in Seattle since playing her final game in the 2012 WNBA playoffs against Minnesota. It doesnt feel like it has been four years. I wasnt sure I was going to get to get back here. But having the opportunity to come back and retire here is probably the most important thing Ive ever done.Jackson was intrroduced as a ceremonial sixth starter before the game, and threw several of her basketball shoes into the stands at halftime.ddddddddddddI didnt realize how much I missed (Seattle) until I got back in, Jackson said. I did grow up here. I was a little teenager when I got here.Although she didnt play in the WNBA after 2012, Jackson did continue playing overseas. But having dealt with ankle, shin, and back injuries at various points of her career, Jackson announced in a tweet on March 30 that she was calling it quits.The 6-foot-6 Jackson was 19 when she came to Seattle with the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2001 after the Storm went just 6-26 as an expansion team in 2000. During her 12-year career, she scored a team-leading 6,007 points, a total that ranks No. 7 on the WNBAs career list. She also ranks No. 3 in the league for career blocked shots (586) and No. 9 in rebounds (2,447).Jackson was a three-time MVP and named to the WNBAs All-Decade team in 2006 as one of the leagues top 10 players. Along with four Olympics for the Australian national team (three silver medals and one bronze), she played in three World Championships, helping the Opals win gold in 2006. ' ' '