
Daisuke Matsuzaka threw his first bullpen session yesterday since his Tommy John surgery in June. According to the Mainichi Daily News, the right-hander threw a total of 21 pitches in Fort Myers and—if he feels no ill effects—will do a long-toss session on Wednesday.
If all goes well, plans have him throwing another bullpen session on Friday. Despite these heartening signs, there is still no expectation of Dice-K contributing to the team until late in 2012.