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- Updated: September 27, 2016
DETROIT — Danny Salazar walked out of the visitors’ clubhouse at Comerica Park, and moved swiftly down the hall toward the training room. Before he disappeared around a corner, the Indians pitcher was asked if he played catch again on Monday afternoon.
“Yes,” said Salazar, who then broke into a wide smile. “I threw a bullpen.”
With those words, Salazar was gone. With that workout, the hard-throwing right-hander took another step toward returning for the Indians. Cleveland is trying to get Salazar prepared for a possible comeback as a reliever for the start of the postseason, and Monday’s bullpen session marked his first time throwing off a mound since injuring his right forearm.
Indians pitching coach Mickey Callaway noted that Salazar threw roughly 20 pitches at roughly a 75-percent intensity level. The righty fired only fastballs, and he reported no lingering issues from the forearm strain that …
