Pirates pitcher Charlie Morton tossed two innings during an extended spring training game Monday, the latest outing in his recovery from Tommy John surgery. Morton, who underwent reconstructive elbow surgery last June, fired 29 pitches without any reported issue and mixed in his secondary pitches with his fastball.
"The velocity was very good," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "These innings are building up arm strength, the pitches, but he's not throwing a lot of pitches other than the sinker right now. That's something that we've got to add in from time to time and we want to incrementally put them in one at a time. He's in a very good place. He's still on schedule."