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Conley could return from DL in three weeks
- Updated: August 30, 2016
NEW YORK — After seeing a specialist in New York on Monday, Adam Conley was cleared to start his throwing program. On Tuesday in Miami, the Marlins’ left-hander played catch for the first time since he went on the disabled list with a bruised hand on Aug. 14.
If Conley progresses on schedule, he could be ready to return in about three weeks, or around the Sept. 19-21 series against the Nationals at Marlins Park.
“The process has started,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. “Obviously, it’s been a while, he’s been down 16 days.”
Conley, 8-6 with a 3.94 ERA in 24 starts, last pitched on Aug. 13 against the White Sox. But he has been dealing with discomfort in his hand since the first week of August, when he accidently slammed it on the ceiling of the dugout at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
The Marlins list Conley’s injury as tendinitis of his third finger. Conley had been pitching through the discomfort, and his velocity began to dip. Rather than risk further aggravating the hand, the Marlins …
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