El Paso, Texas, native Justin Maese is the unquestioned ace of the Lansing Lugnuts pitching staff this summer. He is also ranked the No. 10 prospect in the Toronto Blue Jays farm system. Cody Tucker/Lansing State Journal
Justin Maese is still at least month away from resuming his baseball career, still a month away from getting back on track after two years of shoulder issues that required surgery.
But on the list of milestones the Ysleta alum has ticked off during his recovery, just getting back on the field feels like a huge one.
"I feel like a pitcher again," said Maese from Toronto's spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida.