Jose Fernandez has been cleared to begin throwing on Oct. 1.
Fernandez, who had season-ending Tommy John surgery May 16, met with Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles on Thursday.
"A lot of good news came out of that in going up there and seeing him so I'm really excited," the Miami Marlins right-hander said. "I'm feeling great. I'm feeling like I didn't have the surgery so I think that's good news."
Fernandez is 12-6 with a 2.19 ERA in 28 career starts. He has 187 strikeout in 172 2-3 innings.
Via Associated Press