Reds closer Aroldis Chapman (head) said his bullpen session Monday went well. Chapman mixed in fastballs and sliders during a 25-pitch session.
"He threw the ball outstanding, he threw all his pitches, including his slider," manager Bryan Price said, per the Cincinnati Enquirer. "He was sharp, extremely enthusiastic. He was happy to be out there, as we all were. We were all out there to watch it. It was exciting."
Chapman is expected to throw more bullpens before moving onto facing live hitters. Chapman isn't expected to throw again until Thursday at the earliest.
"It's an obvious and essential step to the next thing, which will be live batting practice and game situations," Price said. "I think facing batters will be the biggest hurdle for him initially, but we haven't seen any reason to believe he's anything other than optimistic about getting back on the mound and facing hitters."