Report: McCullers' Next Step Could Be a Rehab Assignment

Throwing his second set of up-downs since the start of the week, Houston Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. concluded his two simulated innings Saturday with a potential rehab assignment next, per Brian McTaggart of MLB.com.

McCullers threw all of his arsenal Saturday on 40 pitches, according to the report. Feeling "extremely healthy," the right-hander said a major league rehab assignment could be next on the docket.

On the injured list since the start of the 2022 season, the 28-year-old is recovering from a right-forearm strain suffered in the 2021 American League Division Series. Anticipated to return from the 60-day in August, McCullers would be the seventh starter at disposal if the roster remains the same.