PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies ace Roy Halladay is set to take the next step in his return from shoulder surgery and will pitch a simulated game Saturday in Clearwater, Fla.
Halladay threw 30 pitches in a bullpen session before Wednesday’s game against the Chicago Cubs. Halladay says he’s encouraged that his rehabilitation has gone well and hopes to pitch again this season.
He had surgery on his right shoulder to repair a partially torn rotator cuff and remove a bone spur. He also has some fraying of the labrum. The two-time Cy Young Award winner is 2-4 with an 8.65 ERA in seven starts this season.
Halladay is a free agent at the end of the season and wants to pitch for a winner in 2014. He says he still hopes that’s in Philadelphia.
