Johan Oviedo continues to make progress in his return from a right lat strain and Tommy John surgery. His rehab assignment has now been transferred from Class A Bradenton to Class AA Altoona. Oviedo will start for the Curve tonight.
"He was here yesterday for the workout and he's in great shape and a good frame of mind," DonKelly said. "He's excited to get to Altoona and we're excited for him to take that next step. You talk about a long journey for him, going from Tommy John, then he was looking good in spring and then ended up having the lat. It's not easy to go through significant injuries like that back to back. Excited for him to take that next step toward getting back here."
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Johan Oviedo continues to make progress in his return from a right lat strain and Tommy John surgery. His rehab assignment has now been transferred from Class A Bradenton to Class AA Altoona. Oviedo will start for the Curve tonight.
"He was here yesterday for the workout and he's in great shape and a good frame of mind," Don Kelly said. "He's excited to get to Altoona and we're excited for him to take that next step. You talk about a long journey for him, going from Tommy John, then he was looking good in spring and then ended up having the lat. It's not easy to go through significant injuries like that back to back. Excited for him to take that next step toward getting back here."
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