PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Nathan Eovaldi started for the Rays in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Orioles, and the right-hander came away feeling just fine.
"I definitely felt good out there," said Eovaldi, whose first pitch of the game registered at 98 mph."Threw all of my pitches. Curveball, slider, [changeup]."
The Rays signed Eovaldi as a free agent on Feb. 14, 2016, motivated by their reputation for handling pitchers recovering from Tommy John surgery. At the time, Eovaldi was coming back from his second such surgery.