Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto threw a bullpen Saturday and the next step in his rehab will be pitching in a real game, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
If Cueto responds well physically Sunday, he'll likely be scheduled to get into a game of some capacity. He could even start for Cincinnati.
"You have to get through all this stuff, everything’s been a process of execution and then follow-up, and the follow-up is seeing how he feels when he gets done, the following day," pitching coach Bryan Price said Saturday morning. "I think he’s real close. Pretty close is about as far as we can go with him before activation."