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Masahiro Tanaka makes painless first rehab start

Published May. 21, 2015 11:30 p.m. ET

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New York Yankees ace Masahiro Tanaka is working his way back from an elbow injury (and avoiding surgery) and made his first rehab start in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre.

“I felt pretty good out there,” Tanaka said, according to LoHud Yankees Blog. “I was able to use all my pitches. I felt pretty good. … Not necessarily different than how I usually go into a game. I was looking to obviously pitch all my pitches with force, and I was able to do that tonight.”

When asked if he felt any pain in his elbow, Tanaka reported "No. Not at all."

This has to be a huge sigh of relief for the Yankees, who are hoping their ace can avoid Tommy John Surgery.

(h/t LoHud Yankees Blog)

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