Tampa Bay Rays ace Blake Snell is slated to return from a fractured toe to start Wednesday’s game against the Kansas City Royals.
The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner broke a toe on his right foot on April 14 after a decorative granite stand in his bathroom fell over as he was getting out of the shower.
Snell threw 18 pitches off a mound on Saturday and also threw a brief bullpen session on Monday.
“With the bullpen that I threw, felt very comfortable,” Snell told reporters. “Wednesday is a day that all of us believe in, and think I’ll be 100 percent.”
Snell said he still experiences some discomfort while walking but that it doesn’t affect his throwing.
Snell is 2-1 with a 2.16 ERA in four starts this season. The left-hander has struck out 36 and walked just four in 25 innings.