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Heaney to return from TJ surgery on Friday

WASHINGTON -- Andrew Heaney will pitch in his first Major League game since April 5, 2016, against the Orioles on Friday afternoon.

Heaney suffered a left flexor muscle strain his last time on a big league mound that required him to undergo Tommy John surgery two months later. But the lefty has come to the finish line of his rehab process.

"It's a remarkable process he went through on his rehab," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "It was so seamless that he just went from one stage to another all the way through it. He feels terrific.