With a black compression sleeve on his swollen left forearm, James Paxton stepped on to the outfield grass of Safeco Field on Sunday morning to play catch for the first time since a 96-mph line drive had struck him in the forearm, forcing him out of his last start and to the 10-day disabled list with a contusion.
Paxton played catch with trainer Rob Nodine, starting off very slowly before upping the intensity.
“It felt good,” Paxton said. “No problems. There’s really no stiffness or anything. Just a little achy maybe. I think getting the rest of the swelling out there will help that.