Two rehabbing right-handed relievers took major steps Thursday in their efforts to work their way back onto the Mariners’ active roster.
Tony Zych breezed through one 12-pitch inning against a collection of Texas minor-leaguers in his first game action since undergoing surgery on Oct. 11 for a biceps tendon transfer.
Steve Cishek threw 22 pitches at roughly 80 percent in his first workout from a mound since undergoing surgery Oct. 12 to repair a torn hip labrum.
While Zych has an outside chance to pitch his way onto the roster for opening day, Cishek’s best-case scenario remains a mid-April return.