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Tribe diligent about Brantley’s rehab schedule
- Updated: May 28, 2016
CLEVELAND — When Michael Brantley thinks back on his winter rehab, or contemplates how he handled his schedule throughout Spring Training and into the early weeks of the regular season, he does not see any missteps in his comeback attempt.
Brantley hit every medical checkmark in his gradual return from the disabled list in April, following surgery on his right shoulder in November. So, as he stood at his locker on Saturday afternoon, discussing his latest comeback from the 15-day DL, Cleveland’s left fielder was succinct when asked if he feels he returned too fast.
“I do not,” Brantley said. “I was ready. We talked about it. We had a great process and a great calendar laid out. Everything went smoothly. It was just a bump in the road.”
The bump in the road arrived on May 14, when Brantley was placed back on the DL after appearing in only 11 games for the Indians. He experienced lingering soreness in his surgically repaired shoulder and was diagnosed with an impingement. During a May 17 checkup with his surgeon, Dr. Craig Morgan, Brantley received an anti-inflammatory injection to help …
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