Boxberger has begun light tossing as part of his rehabilitation from abdominal surgery, Greg Zeck of MLB.com reports.
The Rays closer, still on an eight-week timetable for a return to the field, said he recently started doing light tossing and will be focused on strengthening his core muscles throughout the process. "Just to be back here, to be back with the team, is a great feeling and [getting] back in the swing of things," Boxberger said. "From what the doctors said, it's based on how I feel with how it progresses. The better I feel, the faster it goes." The 27-year old tallied 41 saves for Tampa last season, and is expected to resume his closer's role upon his anticipated mid-May return. Rays manager Kevin Cash has indicated that a closer-by-committee approach will most likely be utlized in the interim, with hard-throwing Alex Colome likely to be the preferred option on many nights.