Oakland reliever Sean Doolittle followed up a regularly scheduled flat ground session of playing catch by making 15 throws from a mound Sunday, starting the countdown for his return to the A’s bullpen.
Manager Bob Melvin said the left-hander, who has been out of action since April 30 with a left shoulder strain, will next throw a 25-pitch bullpen session Wednesday. He’ll continue doing that for a while before heading out on an injury rehabilitation assignment while recovering from a strained left shoulder.
Just the weekend the A’s got another reliever back in John Axford (right lat) while losing Ryan Dull to a right knee strain.