BALTIMORE -- Left-hander Glen Perkins played catch Saturday for the first time since receiving two cortisone shots in his neck and felt great, according to the Twins.
Minnesota's All-Star closer is set to throw a bullpen session Sunday, and if all goes well, he could be back in the bullpen Tuesday. An MRI last Tuesday revealed a bulge between Perkins' C-5 and C-6 vertebrae.
He recently said he had been dealing with the injury for a couple of months and was unavailable for games in Milwaukee and Cincinnati in late June due to the discomfort.