SEATTLE -- The sick list for the Mariners continues to thin.
Plans call for catcher Mike Zunino to begin a Minor League rehab assignment Monday at Class A Advanced Modesto. It's the next step in his recovery from a strained left oblique muscle that surfaced just prior to Opening Day.
"I'm really close," Zunino said. "I think I'm ready now. I've had a couple of days of full swings in batting practice, but they're just being really cautious."
In this case, "really cautious" means at least two or three rehab games.