PEORIA, Ariz. — After being relegated to the weight room and training room since reporting to spring training on Feb. 14, Steve Cishek finally got to step on the field and feel like a baseball player again, even if it was just for about 15 minutes.
“It was an exciting day for me, maybe not for the average person,” he said.
On Tuesday afternoon, Cishek made a big step in his recovery from offseason hip surgery. The tall right-hander got out and played catch from 60 feet for the first time this spring. Head athletic trainer Rick Griffin stood by and watched closely as Cishek make 25 throws.