LOS ANGELES -- Almost one year to the day after he had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his pitching shoulder, Dodgers left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu is ready to pitch again.
Ryu will start a minor-league injury-rehabilitation assignment with Class-A Rancho Cucamonga on Sunday. He is expected to pitch two innings in San Bernardino against the Inland Empire 66ers, according to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.
Roberts said he expects Ryu to make four or five rehab starts to build up his arm strength and pitch count.
Ryu had surgery for the labral tear on May 21 of last year and has not pitched in a game since Game 3 of the Dodgers' National League Division Series against the St.