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Phil Hughes to throw live BP
Phil Hughes - S - New York Yankees
March 11, 2013 - 9:10 AM ET

Phil Hughes (back) will throw live batting practice Thursday.

The next step after that will be a simulated game. The Yankees are holding out hope that Hughes will be ready by early April, and the right-hander doesn't think it's "out of the question." If Hughes isn't quite ready, the Yanks could use both Ivan Nova and David Phelps in the rotation initially.