Dodgers pitcher Brett Anderson had the best medical update ever today.

Brett Anderson

Brett Anderson had surgery on a bulging disk in his lower back March 3. (Associated Press photo)

Brett Anderson was at his locker in the Dodgers clubhouse today, so I asked him if he’s able to throw a baseball from any distance. He is not.

Then I asked Anderson, who had back surgery on March 3, to describe what he is able to do. Here was his response:

“I get to look like a baseball player and stand outside with baseball players,” he said, wearing a baseball glove on his right hand. “I get to get some Vitamin D, standing out in the sun, which is better than being indoors all the time.”

Anderson was given a 3-to-5 month timetable for recovery from the time of his surgery, which projects to a return between June and August. He’s still on schedule.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.