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Athletics hopeful Santiago Casilla to arrive in coming days

MESA, Ariz. -- As Santiago Casilla awaits his final paperwork to depart the Dominican Republic and rejoin the Oakland Athletics, he has been speaking with young baseball players at the team's academy in his home country.

And keeping up with his throwing program so he is ready to go once he gets to the Arizona desert.

A's manager Bob Melvin is hopeful that could be "any day" for the right-handed reliever, who has been delayed by visa issues -- a common occurrence in the Dominican Republic for baseball players and something he regularly dealt with during his first stint with Oakland.