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NEW YORK —threw a 30-pitch bullpen session Thursday in his first mound appearance since he was struck by a line drive off the bat of New York Yankees teammateon July 4. The 31-year-old right-hander remains uncertain for his first turn through the rotation.
New pitching coach Matt Blake said Tanaka reached 88-91 mph and threw all his pitches. Tanaka is slated for another bullpen session Sunday, then is to face batters early next week.is scheduled to start the Yankees’ opener at Washington on July 23, followed by left-handeralso are part of a rotation that is likely to include lefty, back from Tommy John surgery in June 2018. Because of the off day, New York could skip Tanaka until the second time through the rotation.
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