When Chris Bassitt was hit in the head by a line drive earlier this month, the only priority moving forward became his health, and the idea of him playing baseball again this year was unthinkable. Not even two weeks later, he already sounds determined to get back on the mound.
“He has himself back in a game in a couple of weeks. That’s not going to be the case,” said manager Bob Melvin on Thursday, via insider Martin Gallegos. “We just, more than anything, want him to be a hundred percent healthy.