Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka throws 1st bullpen since going on DL

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka has thrown his first bullpen session since going on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right forearm and tendinitis in his right wrist.

Tanaka still has no timetable for when he will return.

Tanaka threw 30 pitches before Tuesday night's game against Tampa Bay.

"Happy about it," he said through a translator. "Threw everything. Didn't feel anything."

"We'll wait to see how he does tomorrow before we decide exactly what's next, but obviously he's going to throw another bullpen," manager Joe Girardi said. "The fact that he was able to do everything he wanted today would make you think he'd be fine. "

Pitching coach Larry Rothschild was also optimistic about Tanaka's progress.

"He looked fine. It was a good progression," Rothschild said. "He threw all his pitches, had no problems. He looked pretty strong and everything was good. We'll see how he reacts to it."

When Tanaka went on the DL on April 29, general manager Brian Cashman said the pitcher would miss at least a month. The Japanese ace is 2-1 with a 3.22 ERA in four starts this season.

Also, Ivan Nova threw 33 pitches broken down into three innings during his third extended spring training start. With Girardi and Rothschild watching, Nova retired seven of 11 Philadelphia minor league batters.

Nova is coming back from April 2014 elbow ligament replacement surgery. He is expected back next month.

Information from ESPNNewYork.com's Wallace Matthews and The Associated Press was used in this report.