The bonus Tuesday morning for Shin-Soo Choo on his unexpected trip home, before having a needle jammed in his left shoulder, was that he could surprise his three kids when they woke up.
The little Choos went crazy, even if it was for only a few fleeting moments before their dad received a cortisone injection in his bothersome AC joint and hopped on a plane back to the Surprise Recreation Campus.
Choo was in the clubhouse Wednesday and said that he was ready to play, though he was giving the shot 48 hours to take effect.