Wood (elbow) will begin a throwing program next week, JP Hoonstra of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
Wood was initially expected to be shut down for four weeks after landing on the 15-day disabled list at the end of May with a posterior impingement in his throwing elbow, but the 25-year-old lefty may be slightly ahead of schedule. According to Hoonstra, Wood had fluid drained from his elbow and received a cortisone shot, which has significantly reduced the inflammation in his elbow. The Dodgers' throwing program for Wood will last a maximum of three weeks, and the hope is that he'll be ready to return to game action by mid-July.