Anthony Rizzo says he's close to returning to the New York Yankees after no longer suffering from migraines that were a side effect from an epidural injection to treat his ailing lower back.
Rizzo has begun baseball activities for the first time since receiving an epidural injection on Sept. 1 to help with his chronic lower-back tightness.
The first baseman's back issues led him to miss four games July 5-8 and another five games in early August.
Rizzo's migraines were gone after being treated with what is known as an "epidural blood patch" on Friday.
"It was weird, getting the blood patch, it sounds a lot scarier than the terminology," Rizzo said. "It was just weird because you didn't know what was going on. Every time you stand up you get a massive headache. Just laying down for a week straight, basically on bed rest, was not fun."