ST. PETERSBURG -- Matt Duffy feels like his 2017 nightmare is in the past, and he's ready to rejoin the Major Leagues.
Duffy recently had his first day of running on a track. He's been doing therapy three times a week to make sure everything around his Achilles is solid.
"I really feel like I've come a long way with the strength, that's for sure," Duffy said.
Despite having season-ending Achilles surgery in September 2016, Duffy arrived at Spring Training last year earmarked to be the starting shortstop. That forecast did not come to fruition.