MLB.com is reporting that Douglas High graduate Shawn Estes threw his first bullpen session back from a fractured thumb suffered May 30.
Estes, a left-handed pitcher for the San Diego Padres, reportedly threw 30 pitches, all fastballs, in the session. He is scheduled to throw another bullpen session today and a simulated game in Lake Elsinore next week.
Estes was 1-1 with a 3.33 ERA in four starts for the Padres this season before falling down the stairs leading from the visiting clubhouse at AT&T Park in San Francisco and landing on his throwing hand.
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