Brantley returns to Astros after missing 14 months with shoulder injury
BOSTON (AP) — Michael Brantley returned from the injured record Tuesday by the Houston Astros and performed his first main league recreation in 14 months.
The 36-year-old outfielder began in left area and batted sixth in opposition to the Boston Red Sox.
A five-time All-Star, Brantley grounded out main off the second inning and grounded into an inning-ending double play within the fourth.
Brantley final performed on June 26 final 12 months and had surgical procedure on Aug. 10. He hit .288 with 5 homers and 26 RBIs in 64 video games within the last season of a $32 million, two-year contract, then signed a $12 million, one-year deal.
Brantley began a minor league damage rehabilitation project on April 23 and performed 9 video games via May 3 however then had an MRI that exposed irritation. He resumed a rehab project on Aug. 15 and hit .348 (8 for 23) for Triple-A Sugar Land with one homer and 7 RBIs.
Houston designated 29-year-old right-hander Jake Cousins for project. Cousins was claimed off waivers from Milwaukee on July 31 and had a 9.00 ERA in eight video games for Sugar Land.
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