Koji Uehara says he's ready to return to the Orioles after tossing a scoreless inning for the Double-A Bowie Baysox, but it's not his decision to make.
After his second injury rehabilitation appearance with the Baysox, Uehara says there are no physical issues with his injured left hamstring.
"Ideally, I could have thrown more, but what can I do?" Uehara said through interpreter Jiwon Bang.
The 35-year-old right-hander threw eight of his 13 pitches for strikes, walking one batter.
"I'm not really interested in the results," Uehara said. "I just want to make sure my hamstring feels good."
While he says his hamstring is healed, Uehara says he needs to make sure he is ready mentally in order to avoid future injuries.
"There's nothing much I can do to avoid it," Uehara said. "If I think too much, then I'm going to injure other places. I don't want to do that."