The Atlanta Braves have reinstated left-hander Chris Sale from the 60-day injured list, the team announced Saturday.
He is expected to start Saturday night's game against the Philadelphia Phillies.
The reigning National League Cy Young winner had been out since suffering a fractured left rib cage in June when he dove to field a grounder. He pitched 4u2154 innings in his third and most recent rehab start at Triple-A last week.
Sale's return ends a stretch since late July in which all of the Braves' Opening Day starters had been on the injured list.