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- Updated: May 28, 2016
DENVER — Rockies right-handed reliever Adam Ottavino pitched to live batters Saturday morning for the first since he underwent Tommy John surgery last May.
Ottavino threw 21 pitches, mixing his fastball and slider to infielder Cristhian Adames, bullpen catcher Aaron Munoz and special assistant and former Rockies great Vinny Castilla.
“I felt good. It was cool,” Ottavino said. “I haven’t seen a hitter in there in a while. It was nice just to be able to gauge where to throw my pitches better and have fun.”
Ottavino has been throwing since Spring Training, but this was a big step forward for him in the recovery process.
“[I’ve been thinking about it for] a long time,” Ottavino said. “I didn’t sleep very good last night just because I was just thinking about it, I was just excited. It’s the next step, so whenever you take the next step, it’s always exciting.”
Ottavino was moved into the closer role last season, throwing 10 1/3 scoreless …
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