Chris Sale can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
After taking part in live batting practice at Worcester’s Polar Park on Thursday, a minor-league rehab assignment on Tuesday should be next on the docket.
And if a return to the Red Sox pitching staff is in the cards next month, Sale has no qualms over where Alex Cora slots him in for the stretch run.
“I’ve got a locker, not an office; those aren’t my calls,” Sale told The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier of his expected role back in the big leagues.