LOS ANGELES -- Jerry Hairston, the Los Angeles Dodgers infielder who has been on the 15-day disabled list since May 11 with a left-hamstring strain and is eligible to return on Tuesday, probably will return on Wednesday.

Hairston is slated for something like a minor league rehabilitation assignment on Monday and Tuesday, even though that isn't what it officially is because it will take place at extended spring training in Glendale, Ariz., rather than with one of the team's minor league affiliates. That will allow Hairston to simply travel with the club, which begins a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night in Phoenix.

Additionally, veteran infielder Aaron Miles, whom the Dodgers recently signed to a minor league contract, transitioned from extended spring training to Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday, going 2-for-5 in his debut against Sacramento. That move clearly took place ahead of schedule because of the injury to Mark Ellis, which resulted in Ivan De Jesus being recalled from Albuquerque, which in turn meant that every infielder on the Dodgers 40-man roster is now either in the majors or on the major league DL.

That doesn't mean, however, that Miles is headed to the majors anytime soon. He hasn't played regularly since the end of last season and will need considerably playing time before he is ready, and the Dodgers won't be as threadbare on the infield if Hairston comes back as expected on Wednesday.