ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals third baseman Jhonny Peralta, who was placed on the disabled list on April 17 with an upper respiratory illness, is expected to begin a rehab assignment on Friday.
Peralta will be playing with the Class A Advanced Palm Beach Cardinals of the Florida State League, manager Mike Matheny said on Thursday.
"We're just going to get him some work," Matheny said. "We'll get him work at third. We'll probably even get him a little work at shortstop. Hopefully, he'll start getting game-speed movement and actions. I'm looking forward to seeing how it plays out.