Orioles' Mychal Givens: Starting rehab next week

Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said Wednesday that Givens (knee) will begin a rehab assignment next week, Andy Kostka of TheBaltimoreBanner.com reports.

Givens has encountered some bumps in the road as he works his way back from a knee injury, but he's finally closing in on a return to game action. The veteran reliever should be ready for activation around the start of May if all goes well while he's out on his rehab assignment.