The Atlanta Braves have announced that injured right-handed pitcher Kevin Gausman will begin a rehab assignment with the Florida Fire Frogs on Friday. Gausman last pitched back on June 10 in Pittsburgh before going on the injured list due to plantar fasciitis in his right foot.
Gausman has had a strange season in that he was slowed early on in the spring by a sore shoulder. He pitched well early on before the wheels fell completely off in June. He allowed 17 earned runs over his last 8 1/3 innings combined in his last three starts. As ineffective as his 6.