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- Updated: September 24, 2016
OAKLAND — Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo, on the disabled list recovering from a broken left forearm, took batting practice on the field Friday and is holding out hope he could be back in the lineup before the regular season ends.
“It went great,” Choo said. “I expected to feel something a little bit, but I was surprised. I didn’t feel anything. The ball came off the bat normal. I was very surprised.”
This was Choo’s first batting practice, and it came against Triple-A Round Rock manager Jason Wood, who is traveling with the Rangers.
“I thought he swung the bat OK,” manager Jeff Banister said. “He found the barrel a number of times.”
Choo is expected to take batting practice on Saturday and Sunday. If that goes well, the next step would be to go to Surprise, Ariz., and see living pitching in the Instructional League. If …
