HOUSTON -- Four weeks removed from surgery to repair a ligament in his left thumb, All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa has made so much progress that he's performing all of his usual baseball activities, with the exception of hitting pitched balls.
On Wednesday, Correa fielded ground balls, took throws at second base from the catcher, turned double plays and hit balls flipped to him from coaches in the batting cage.
"No discomfort at all," Correa said. "I'm really happy about that."
Correa will eventually start hitting against a pitching machine and then taking batting practice, which will be the final step before he's sent on a Minor League rehab assignment.