The status of Yoshinobu Yamamoto with the Los Angeles Dodgers remains highly uncertain.
Yamamoto is five weeks removed from getting shut down with what has since been diagnosed as a strained rotator cuff, and he has yet to throw his first bullpen session.
The pitcher said Sunday that his \"goal\" is to return before season\'s end, with the Dodgers holding out hope for late August or early September.
Yamamoto hasn\'t experienced any discomfort while stretching his throwing progression out to about 200 feet. \"Everything is as planned,\" he said through an interpreter.
\"We\'re going to keep an eye on him,\" Dave Roberts said, \"and still appreciating that the most important part is getting him built up and getting him ready for October.\"