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Orioles’ Grayson Rodriguez begins throwing program

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CINCINNATI—Starting pitcher Grayson Rodriguez, who’s on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation, has begun a throwing program, Orioles pitching coach Drew French said on Sunday. Rodriguez threw from 60-to-75 feet.

“Return to play is TBD,” French said. “We’re going to take it one step at a time, keep stacking days on top of each other and hopefully get him a couple of bullpens before we release him back.”

Rodriguez went on the injured list on April 30th and won’t be eligible to return until May 15th. French said that he wasn’t sure if Rodriguez, who’s 4-1 with a 3.71 earned-run average in six starts, would be sent on a rehab assignment.

“We haven’t gotten there yet,” French said. “Right now, we’re looking at the early stages like getting him to his first bullpen … Great news. Today was a really good day for him, and tomorrow obviously being an offday, we’ll check in and we’ll throw again with him. We’ll take it one day at a time.

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“We’ve got a tentative plan right now, but ultimately, it’s about him feeling really good on that day before and after he plays catch. We’re going to take it slow and make sure to take care of him and get him back to feeling good before we ask him to compete again.”

French said there was no update on right-hander Tyler Wells, who’s on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation.

“I think they’re still working through a plan of care with him,” French said. “I’m waiting on an update as well.”


Rich Dubroff

Rich Dubroff grew up in Brooklyn as a fan of New York teams, but after he moved to Baltimore, quickly adopted the Orioles and Colts. After nearly two decades as a freelancer assisting on Orioles coverage for several outlets, principally The Capital in Annapolis and The Carroll County Times, Dubroff began covering the team fulltime in 2011. He spent five years at Comcast SportsNet’s website and for the last two seasons, wrote for PressBoxonline.com, Dubroff lives in Baltimore with his wife of more than 30 years, Susan.

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