While baseball waits and wonders about when games will resume, rehabs continue.
Cardinals closer Jordan Hicks, who had elbow surgery midway through the 2019 season, has advanced to throwing bullpens in recent weeks. His throwing program now includes 30-pitch bullpen sessions of “moderate intensity,” said president of baseball operations John Mozeliak. He remains on pace to be ready for competition around what would have been the All-Star break.
How his rehab program looks, like everything else upended by the coronavirus pandemic, will depend on how baseball returns.
The usual timetable for recovery from Tommy John surgery is 12 months.