Rehabbing Cobb nearing return to Rays

ST. PETERSBURG — Alex Cobb will pitch Saturday in Durham for the Triple-A Bulls in what will likely be his final start before returning to the Rays.

Saturday is the 30th and final day of Cobb’s rehab assignment, and if all goes well, he’s expected to rejoin the team.

Results-wise, Cobb hasn’t exactly been Cobb during his rehab, as he allowed five runs and threw 81 pitches over four innings in his last start for the Bulls. Still, the right-hander appears to see the light at the end of the tunnel from his Tommy John surgery that’s kept him out since the start of the 2015 season.

“I’m so relieved just to be healthy and just go out there and get my feet wet, and getting an offseason under my belt and getting ready for next year,” Cobb said.

Cobb told reporters that every pitcher who …

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