Yesterday was a relatively big day in Shōta Imanaga’s rehab process after straining his hamstring earlier this month. It was Imanaga’s first day getting back up on the mound, which is a big box to check on the path to projecting out when a guy might actually return to the big league roster.

By all accounts, it went well. Imanaga threw 25 pitches and then did some PFP work and running work, according to Craig Counsell. That’s all a pretty good indicator that the bullpen session felt normal.

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