Not a lot from Orioles manager Buck Showalter’s pregame press conference, but there are some things worth mentioning.
** Steve Pearce, who is on the disabled list with an oblique injury, took batting practice against live pitching Wednesday in Sarasota, Fla. It went well, Showalter said, but Pearce was hit in the back in the final at-bat by former big leaguer Chris Perez, who is in Sarasota while serving a 50-game suspension for failing a drug test.
That obviously ended Pearce’s workout, but if he feels fine Thursday, he’ll face live pitching again soon. There is no set timetable for when Pearce will start a rehabilitation assignment.