A.J. Puk (elbow) told reporters, including Jack Sommers of Sports Illustrated, that he plans to return to the Diamondbacks’ bullpen before July.
The 30-year-old southpaw underwent his Tommy John surgery in June, so a return in June, or even July, puts him on the earliest possible end of his timeline. He’s on track to start throwing off of a mound in March, so it sounds like he may be ahead of schedule, but June still seems like an optimistic estimate. Either way though, the Diamondbacks should be expecting to get a major boost to their bullpen for the second half of the season.