Connor Seabold (lat) began a minor league rehab assignment at Triple-A Omaha on Thursday.

Seabold, 30, has been shelved since the beginning of July due to a right lat strain. He’ll need at least a couple of tune-ups in a minor league setting there before he’s cleared to return to the Royals’ bullpen. Before landing on the injured list, he had posted a 5.25 ERA, 1.71 WHIP and a 20/11 K/BB ratio over 24 innings of work.