ST. PETERSBURG -- Blue Jays starter Aaron Sanchez returned to the mound on Sunday morning, tossing a 33-pitch bullpen session without limitation as he recovers from a split nail on his right hand.
Sanchez, 0-1 with a 4.05 ERA in three starts, said he was able to mix in all of his pitches -- including his curveball which had given him issues -- freely without pain. He plans to make a start on Tuesday in an extended spring training game before rejoining the Blue Jays sometime during the next homestand.
"Everything went well. No pain in the finger," Sanchez said before Toronto's matinee against the Rays at Tropicana Field.