NEW YORK -- Yu Darvish threw 46 pitches in a simulated game Wednesday and could return to the Texas Rangers' rotation shortly after the All-Star break.
Sidelined by shoulder discomfort since a June 8 outing against Houston, Darvish threw all his pitches during the three-inning game.
"Ball came out clean. Really tight rotation on the breaking ball. Sharp," Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. "There were some breaking balls that were short that you'd see him kind of act out on, that he didn't get them where he wanted to, but, again, that's the perfectionist in Yu.