Yankees' Kennedy has 1st mound session

TAMPA, Fla.(AP) -- New York Yankees pitcher Ian Kennedy has thrown
off a mound for the first time since undergoing surgery May 12
to remove an aneurysm from beneath his right biceps.

Kennedy threw 25 pitches during a bullpen session Tuesday. The
right-hander says everything was fine and he would work off a
mound again Friday.

The 24-year-old Kennedy was pitching for Triple-A
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre when he experienced numbness in his
pitching hand. He hopes to pitch in a minor league game before
the season ends.

The surgery was performed by Dr. George Todd, who operated on
former Yankees pitcher David Cone's aneurysm in 1996.