McCullers hasn’t pitched in an MLB game since the 2022 World Series. He’s set to take the mound Sunday afternoon in Chicago.
HOUSTON — Lance McCullers Jr. appears to be on track to make his long-awaited return to the mound this weekend.
McCullers will start for the Astros against the White Sox in Chicago on Sunday afternoon.
McCullers hasn’t pitched in a Major League Baseball game since Game 5 of the 2022 World Series.
For the past month, McCullers had been rehabbing with Houston’s minor league clubs.
How long has McCullers been out?
McCullers had surgery on June 13, 2023, to repair his right flexor tendon and to remove a bone spur. He threw a bullpen session last June but had a setback and was shut down for the year.
Earlier this month, McCullers was scratched from a rehab start with the Corpus Christi Hooks, Houston’s Double-A affiliate, due to stomach sickness.
McCullers is 49-32 with a 3.48 ERA in seven seasons, all with Houston.