Royals outfielder Jorge Soler progressed one step closer to making his 2017 debut on Friday, beginning a rehab assignment for Class AAA Omaha.
Soler, who is recovering from a strained oblique muscle, drove from Arlington to Round Rock, Texas, on Friday morning, meeting up with the Omaha Storm Chasers before a night game at Class AAA Round Rock, the Rangers’ Class AAA affiliate.
Soler sustained a Grade 1 oblique strain in a minor-league game on March 26, in the last week of spring training before the regular season.
Acquired during the Winter Meetings in a trade that sent Wade Davis to the Chicago Cubs, Soler was expected to begin the season as the Royals’ starting right fielder.