MESA, Ariz. – Cubs lefty Justin Steele, after having to skip his previous Cactus League start due to illness, cleared the last hurdle he needed to Tuesday before boarding the plane to Tokyo.
“Felt good, felt normal,” Steele said after throwing 3 u2154 innings. “Didn’t really think too much of it as I was preparing today. Didn’t really even notice that I was skipping a start or anything like that. Body felt good. Felt good throughout the outing today. Got the pitch count up, was able to get some up-downs in there, get that settled before we go to Tokyo and into the regular season.