Los Angeles Angels pitcher Andrew Heaney will likely return to a major league mound either Friday or Saturday for the first time since having Tommy John surgery in July 2016.
The left-hander, who tore his UCL in his first start of the 2016 season prior to having elbow ligament replacement surgery, rejoined the Angels on Tuesday and threw a bullpen session, manager Mike Scioscia said.
"He's had just a seamless recovery and rehabilitation from this surgery," Scioscia told the Orange County Register on Tuesday. "Everything to this point has gone as well as you could ever expect.