Jay grad held back to rehab injury

MESA, Ariz. — Josh Ludy’s return to a Minor League roster has hit a bump in the road.
As Minor League Baseball teams across the country broke Spring Training to begin their regular seasons this week, Ludy remains in the Oakland Athletics’ camp nursing an injury.
The 2008 Jay County High School graduate tweaked a quad muscle, and is rehabbing the injury at the team’s facility in Mesa, Arizona. The Baylor University product felt discomfort in his leg a few steps after he broke toward second base on a delayed steal attempt.
Despite the setback, he’s confident he’ll make a full return.
“(I’ve been) working on stuff in the weight room,” said Ludy, who begins his first full season in the Oakland organization after being signed from the River City Rascals of the Independent League in July. “They’re trying to get me right before I get sent out. It’s been good.”
Ludy is expected to catch bullpen sessions later this week and begin full game situations soon after.
“I’m just trying to get out on the field and figure out more,” he said.
The 2012 Big 12 Player of the Year had a .250 average with three home runs and seven RBIs in 17 games with the Beloit (Wisconsin) Snappers, Oakland’s low-A affiliate. The Snappers are in the Midwest League, the same league as the Fort Wayne TinCaps.
When Ludy is cleared to play, he said he expects to return to the Snappers or be assigned to the high-A Stockton (California) Ports of the California League.
“Not really sure,” he said of where he’ll end up. “Depends on what (the Oakland Athletics) need.”