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Boxberger begins rehab process after surgery

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The rehab process for Rays closer Brad Boxberger has begun.

Expected to miss eight weeks due to surgery to repair an adductor brevis muscle, the right-hander said he started doing light tossing and will be focused on strengthening core muscles.

"Just to be back here, to be back with the team, is a great feeling and [getting] back in the swing of things," Boxberger said. "From what the doctors said, it's based on how I feel with how it progresses. The better I feel, the faster it goes."

Boxberger said he originally felt discomfort prior to his first spring outing on March 6.