MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins reliever Glen Perkins, who is coming off left shoulder surgery, experienced some soreness and will push back Friday's targeted throwing date.
Perkins, who underwent surgery to reattach his labrum to the bone in June, has been working out at the club's Spring Training complex in Fort Myers, Fla., since early January, and had been scheduled to throw his first light bullpen session on Friday. Perkins, though, determined he wasn't ready to take that next step and will continue to build arm strength before getting off a mound.
Perkins, a three-time All-Star, said at TwinsFest that his rehab was going well this offseason, and estimated he was about three weeks behind his usual offseason schedule.