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SAN FRANCISCO – Cubs right-hander Ben Brown threw off the Oracle Park bullpen mound on Wednesday, a promising step in his journey back from a neck issue that has run the gamut of expected recovery timelines.
Brown has been on the injured list for a little over two weeks. An early diagnosis of a stress reaction called for six weeks of down time. But after a series of follow-up evaluations, doctors agreed that Brown had a “benign area of concern,” on the left side of his neck, changing his timeline.