BALTIMORE -- The Cleveland Indians and outfielder Michael Brantley finally have reason to be optimistic about his return this season.Brantley has responded favorably to a medical procedure on his ailing shoulder and expects to resume baseball activities next week.Brantley was placed on the 15-day disabled list in the middle of May with right shoulder inflammation. He had played in only 11 games this season, going 9-for-39 (.231) with two doubles and seven RBIs.He recently experienced soreness in front of his shoulder and was shut down in the middle of a rehabilitation assignment.Brantley subsequently had a needle inserted into his shoulder to relieve scar tissue buildup along the biceps tendon.He felt significantly better after it, head trainer James Quinlan said Friday before the Indians faced the Orioles. A couple more days, and he can get back onto a swinging program.Indians manager Terry Francona was greatly concerned after Brantley headed into yet another medical procedure.The fear is when you get tested that extensively you can almost find something on anybody, Francona said. So the fact that they really didnt was great news. Now its just going to be a matter of days before he starts again.Now in his eighth season with Cleveland, Brantley, 29, made the All-Star team in 2014 and totaled 181 RBIs in 2014 and 2015.The Indians entered the weekend in first place in the American League Central, but theyd love to have Brantley back in the lineup. For now, he could be on course for an August return.The doctors were encouraged about what they found with the labrum, Quinlan said. It still looks good.In other injury news, Cleveland placed right-handed reliever Joe Colon on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation and recalled right-hander Cody Anderson from Triple-A Columbus.Francona said Colon was examined in Cleveland on Thursday. The pitcher will be shut down for several days, but Francona says the injury is nothing structurally or anything. New Balance Sneakers Discount . The FA rejected Wilsheres appeal that the length of his punishment was "clearly excessive" and said Thursday his suspension begins with immediate effect. He will miss league matches against Chelsea on Monday and West Ham on Dec. New Balance Running Shoes Discount . -- James Young couldnt wait to apply those tweaks to his jump shot, and the first one he made against UT Arlington told him it could be a good night. http://www.newbalancediscount.com/ . President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest was fired Friday after 12 years with the Marlins. The move came as the team neared the end of its third consecutive last-place season in the NL East. New Balance Shoes Cheap Online . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. Wholesale New Balance Shoes . The 31-year-old Spain midfielder hasnt played since Madrid lost in the Copa del Rey final to Atletico Madrid in May due to back and foot injuries. YORK, Pa. -- A former Pittsburgh Steelers fullback is heading to trial in Pennsylvania this week on a DUI charge.The York Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/2dLArDt ) 44-year-old Jon Witman will be tried on Thursday for the alleged DUI, which took place Feb. 4 in Wrightsville, about 35 miles south of the state capital of Harrisburg.The trial will be decided by a judge, not a jury.Its the first of two DUIs Witman has been charged with since February.Police say the six-year NFL veterran had morphine and a muscle relaxant in his system when he hit a guard rail and his vehicle got stuck.ddddddddddddWitman and his wife have been outspoken about his past addiction to painkillers and methadone.His attorney says his client isnt making any public statements at this point.---Information from: The York Dispatch, http://www.yorkdispatch.com ' ' '