CLEARWATER, Fla. — Pedro Martinez smiled after taking another step back toward the major leagues.
“I feel really good,” the three-time Cy Young Award winner said Sunday. “That’s the news here.”
The 37-year-old’s first minor- league rehab start in preparation for a comeback with the Phillies was cut short by rain, yet the right-hander remained on track after working 1 1/3 innings in a Florida State League game.
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Joel Zumaya, the Tigers’ hard-throwing reliever, said he hopes cortisone shots will allow him to pitch with a sore right shoulder that will eventually need to be surgically repaired.
• The Indians acquired right- handed pitcher Jess Todd from the Cardinals to complete the trade that sent infielder Mark DeRosa to St. Louis.
• Oft-injured pitcher Erik Bedard is back on the DL for the Mariners with inflammation in his left shoulder.
• Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner is going on the DL because of a broken left thumb, and the team recalled reliever Jonathan Albaladejo from Triple-A.
• The Cardinals recalled pitcher Blake Hawksworth from Memphis and optioned reliever Josh Kinney to the Triple-A team.
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