Rays reliever Edwin Uceta didn’t feel great when testing shoulder playing catch | National Sports

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay reliever Edwin Uceta, who withdrew from the World Baseball Classic because of what was described as a cranky right shoulder, didn’t feel great when he tested it playing catching Thursday.

“He was fine, and as he got deeper, (throwing at) more distance, didn’t feel great,” manager Kevin Cash said Thursday, as reported by the Tampa Bay Times. “We’ll probably let a doctor look at him and see where it’s at.”

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