Carlos Rodon was not at his best Tuesday night, but the hardest step of his path back to a major-league mound is done.
The former N.C. State left-hander pitched in a competitive game for the first time in 2017 after battling bursitis in his left biceps for nearly three months, giving up four runs in 3 1/3 innings at Five County Stadium for the Winston-Salem Dash, the single-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. More importantly, he walked off the mound after his 71st pitch in the fourth inning feeling healthy.
“It was good to get back out there and pitch again,” Rodon said after the game.