Diamondbacks left-hander Robbie Ray is tentatively scheduled to make a rehab appearance on Thursday with Single-A Visalia, manager Torey Lovullo said on Monday.
Ray, who has been rehabbing a right oblique strain suffered on April 29, threw a bullpen session on Monday at Chase Field and has fully healed from his injury, Lovullo said.
Lovullo added that the club will wait to evaluate Ray on Tuesday before definitively determining whether Ray will pitch in Visalia on Thursday. But right now the Diamondbacks are close to “taking the next step” with Ray’s rehab, Lovullo said.
Ray has not seen game action since his injury, and the Diamondbacks wanted to make sure the oblique was completely healed before sending the lefty out of town.