Simple stuff but significant, too, especially when it involves the two most prominent players on a team already besieged by a historical number of injuries.
Shohei Ohtani swung a bat back in Southern California for the first time since sustaining a Grade 2 sprain of his right ulnar collateral ligament on June 6. He was medically cleared to resume hitting early in the day and now could rejoin the Angels next week.
Both developments were welcomed and positive strides for the Angels, who still have 14 players on the disabled list, down from the franchise-record 15 they had a short time ago.