Official Site of the Giants · Jun 25, 2017
Bumgarner hits off tee as rehab progresses
Giants ace Madison Bumgarner strikes out 11 D-backs in seven innings, while becoming the first pitcher to homer twice on Opening DaySAN FRANCISCO -- Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner has begun to swing a bat again, manager Bruce Bochy said Sunday.
Recently at the Giants' training complex at Scottsdale, Ariz., Bumgarner hit off a tee. Bumgarner was scheduled to throw three innings Sunday in an extended spring game.
"[He] took the tee out on the field just to hit on the field and see how the ball was coming off the bat," Bochy said. "He's into -- whether it's pitching or hitting -- to have things right."