Ober (groin) will begin a bullpen progression on Tuesday in Fort Myers, Fla. in hopes of a September return, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

EDGE Analysis

This is Ober's first sign of progress in weeks as in late June it was said he was close to a bullpen session. He's been out since early June with an aponeurotic plate injury, which he described as a tendon pulling on his pelvic bone.