New York Mets starting pitcher Pedro Martinez threw 38 pitches off a mound for the first time since undergoing rotator cuff surgery on his right shoulder. Apparently the session went extremely well.
“I felt right at home,” Martinez said.
“He went into it with an understanding that he wasn’t going to push it,” Mets rehab pitching coach Randy Niemann told Newsday. “He wanted to be free and easy.”
Niemann told the newspaper that as long as Martinez feels good, his next bullpen session could be Friday.
Wow, the Mets already have the third best pitching staff in MLB with a collective 3.35 ERA. Throw in a healthy Martinez and that’s one dangerous club come the second half of the season.
