Cousins (elbow) faced live hitters Saturday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Cousins is in the final stages of his recovery from Tommy John surgery, which he underwent last June. The veteran reliever was signed by the Dodgers in late March and has spent the entire campaign to this point on the IL. Cousins' ability to face live hitters Saturday is an indication that he's continuing to progress toward a return. He'll presumably need to log multiple appearances during a minor-league rehab stint before he's ready to make his Dodgers debut, but it's not out of the question that he could see work out of Los Angeles' bullpen before the end of the regular season.