Any time a rehabbing major-league player laces up for a game with a minor-league affiliate, it is always a step down from what they've come to know in the big leagues.
But for Diamondbacks right-hander Luke Weaver on Friday, a rehab start with Single-A Visalia came about as close as one can get to MLB action.
Weaver, rehabbing a UCL strain and flexor pronator mass sprain in his right elbow, pitched two scoreless innings for the Rawhide in Game 3 of the California League championship series.