SARASOTA, Fla. -- When Orioles left-hander Jeff Beliveau underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder last April while pitching for the Rays, Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash -- who once had a similar procedure -- gave him an idea of what to expect.
"He said, 'You're going to feel like you're never going to throw again, like there's no possible way you're ever going to throw a baseball,'" Beliveau said. "'But you'll get over it.'"
Both predictions seem to have come true. After pushing through the grueling slog of the rehab process, Beliveau has been making quick progress, and eleven months after surgery, he is set to return to competition on Monday, when he will pitch an inning in a Minor League game.