Indians left fielder Michael Brantley has been resting his shoulder the last few days but will resume activities on Friday, according to the team.
Brantley, who had offseason shoulder surgery, has remained ahead of schedule from his original timetable. As he progressed faster than expected, it seemed as though an Opening Day return wasn’t likely but not out of the question, either. That was until he appeared in two games and experienced soreness.
Brantley was been shut down for precautionary reasons since that time but will resume hitting on Friday.
“[He’ll get] a couple of days of cage hitting and then he’ll be re-evaluated from there,” Indians manager Terry Francona said.