Corey Kluber's return to the New York Yankees rotation was questionable after being sidelined in late May due to a shoulder strain, but the two-time AL Cy Young Award winner said Friday he is "very confident" he can return this season.
"[I am confident] because of the way I've felt throwing, the way I bounce back, the calendar, things like that," Kluber said before the Yankees' 6-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. "The way I look at it is that I'm not really trying to think I'm up against a timeline because I think the natural process of the rehab will allow for that.