Eury Perez Injury: Plans to make six more rehab starts

Perez (elbow) said Friday that he expects to make a total of eight rehab starts in the minors before being activated from the 60-day injured list, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.

Perez has made two starts at Single-A Jupiter already and will throw one more with the affiliate before making his final five rehab starts with Triple-A Jacksonville. He's following a typical starter's schedule of pitching every five days. In two starts at Single-A, Perez has thrown a total of 2.2 innings, allowing one hit while striking out four and walking one. With six more rehab starts to come, Perez appears likely to return to the mound for the Marlins in early June.