Detroit Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull is still going through the rehabilitation process in Lakeland, Florida, but he is getting closer to returning.
Turnbull has been on the 10-day injured list since June 5 with a right forearm strain. He removed himself from a June 4 game against the Chicago White Sox and following an evaluation from the team's athletic trainers, was deemed unable to pitch.
Tigers manager AJ Hinch said Turnbull is "playing catch pretty aggressively" in Lakeland and could begin throwing from the pitcher's mound soon.
"He's looking to get on the mound hopefully mid-week to late-week this week for the first time, so that's encouraging," Hinch said Tuesday.