Coco Crisp said it felt good to get back on the field and take batting practice Tuesday.
How good? Well, he didn’t feel his neck a bit when he was batting from the left side. Didn’t feel it when hitting from the right side, either.
“I feel fine,’’ Crisp said. “I’m just getting back to it.’’
Crisp has spent the better part of two years battling neck pain. He could get surgery, but doctors say that if he was to take that route, he’d have to retire, and Crisp isn’t ready to do that.
Manager Bob Melvin said that the team will assess Crisp during subsequent BP sessions this week and could have an idea just before the trade deadline if and when Crisp might be ready to go out on an injury rehabilitation assignment.