NORTH PORT, Fla. – Gunnar Henderson is taking live batting practice this morning back in Sarasota, his first sessions since reporting to camp on a reduced schedule.
Henderson felt some tightness in his left oblique in January while long-tossing at home. He’s hit in the cage during regular batting practice.
The presence of a real pitcher should be the final step before his exhibition debut. But his return isn’t imminent.
“I would imagine wouldn’t be too many more days before I get out there,” he said. “I don’t have the exact day, but I would say sometime this coming week.”
Manager Brandon Hyde said Henderson and second baseman Connor Norby should get into their first game in the “next three to four days.”