The return of Kohei Arihara

Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty ImagesAn update on Kohei Arihara, the Texas Rangers’ injured pitcher who had surgery for an aneurysm in late May and was expected to miss the rest of the 2021 season...

Kohei Arihara is apparently no longer expected to miss the rest of the 2021 season.

Arihara has apparently recovered much more quickly than was expected, and after throwing a simulated game on Wednesday, August 18, it sounds like he could be going out on a rehab assignment this coming week. Per the Kennedi Landry story linked, the plan appears to be to have him in a multi-inning relief role when he returns — and his return could be as soon as September 1, when rosters expand…