Jared Jones' Pirates Rehab: Sim Games & Comeback

0:00It's April 17th. This is MLB News today baseball coverage powered by AI. Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jared Jones is stepping up his rehab game, entering the sim game phase after knocking out some live bullpins. The team senior director of sports medicine, Todd Thompsich, says they're watching close to track his progress from that right arm. This week, Jones threw a bullpins session at PNC Park on April 14th in front of pitching coach Bill Murphy, building on earlier work. Next up, he'll face live hitters in non-pirate skier for that real game mental edge, aiming for three to six sim games, plus batting practice before A. Full rehab stint. Jones has been sideline nearly a year and a half since his rookie year ended in 2024, hit by an all-nar collateral ligament sprain that needed internal brace surgery on May 21st, 2025. That less invasive fix means a 10-12 month comeback, not the full-time-a-john downtime. He's on the 60-day injured list since opening day March 26th, so earliest return is May

1:0425th. Coming back to Pittsburgh from Florida was a mental boost, Thompsich says. Key, for a core guy, the team loves having a round. What's does like Paul Schien's and Mitch Keller anchoring the rotation, Jones sliding back in could turn Pittsburgh staff into a beast, keeping that. Momentum rolling strong