Roki Sasaki will start a rehab assignment on Thursday with Oklahoma City, per Dave Roberts. Sasaki made just eight starts to begin his MLB career before landing on the injured list with a shoulder impingement in May.
The drugs crisis in prisons is the worst it has ever been, with experts warning that the prevalence of illicit substances is making jails increasingly difficult to manage positively.
Cannon's first rehab start ended with three scoreless innings, indicating a positive step in his recovery from a lower back strain that placed him on the injured list.