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- Updated: August 9, 2016
BOSTON — Right-handed reliever Koji Uehara is inching closer to the bullpen after suffering a right pectoral strain. The 40-year-old participated in 60-foot throws in Los Angeles during the team’s series against the Dodgers and is continuing that practice in Boston.
Uehara’s progress is more like a game of catch, as there is no intensity to his throws just yet. The ball in his hand serves as a way of initiating the throwing motion and his velocity will increase over time. Red Sox manager John Farrell is hopeful Uehara will be back in the bullpen at some point this season.
“He’ll likely go through more of an ultrasound, just to double check and get a view of what’s going on there,” Farrell said. “But his throwing progression will be gradual. Typically, we go 30-foot increments, 60 feet today. That may be a couple times before we stretch him out, but this is the very early stages of …
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