KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ Kris Bryant will begin doing some baseball work, such as fielding grounders, this week while his left shoulder continues to heal.
This marks the first time he will return to the field since July 23.
"It will be good to get him out there doing baseball stuff," manager Joe Maddon said Monday. "Good for his head, too."
Bryant has yet to swing a bat because of lingering discomfort.
In other injury news, pitcher Yu Darvish will throw live batting practice before Wednesday night's game. The session is expected to last two innings.
Closer Brandon Morrow played catch from a distance of 115 feet and is expected to repeat his routine on Wednesday.
"After that, we'll have something more planned out," said Morrow, who has yet to pitch in the second half due to right biceps tendinitis.
"Everything is good."
