Royals outfielder Jorge Soler progressed one step closer to making his 2017 debut on Friday, clubbing a three-run homer in his first night on 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 Storm Chasers before a night game at Class AAA Round Rock, a Rangers affiliate.
The homer came in the top of the fourth. Soler flied out in his first at-bat.
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.