Brendan Rodgers is beginning to feel like a baseball player again.
The Rockies’ Gold Glove second baseman took live batting practice for the first time Saturday since injuring his left shoulder during spring training. He also took extensive infield practice and ran hard on the bases.
Rodgers, 26, will travel with the Rockies to Houston and San Francisco next week and then report to Arizona for extended spring after the All-Star break.
“I’m totally excited and I’m really looking forward to hitting,” Rodgers said.
Manager Bud Black said that it’s possible that Rodgers, after he works his way into games in Arizona, and after finishing a minor-league rehab assignment, could return to the Rockies for games in August and September.