Matt Kemp could begin rehab assignment next week He sprained the ankle last month, sending him to the disabled list for the third time this season. "If we can't do that, I'm sure we'll have guys in instructional league, things like that, being able to set up some [simulated] games," Manager Don Mattingly said. No word from Braun Ryan Braun has started reaching out to various people in baseball to offer personal apologies, according to multiple reports. But Kemp said he hasn't heard from the suspended Milwaukee Brewers outfielder, who beat him out for the National League most-valuable-player award while using performance-enhancing drugs in 2011. "I don't care about that," Kemp said. None of that has anything to do with me. I'm just trying to get back on the field and play. Kemp declined to share his thoughts on the written apology Braun issued last week. Kemp said he was "disappointed" when Braun was suspended for 65 games last month for violating baseball's drug policy. Beckett on the mend Though Josh Beckett is considerably ahead of schedule in his recovery from surgery, he said he doesn't expect to return to the Dodgers for the postseason. "I don't know," the veteran right-hander said. Nobody's planning on that. I think we're planning on spring training in 2014. Beckett underwent surgery last month to remove a rib. The operation was designed to improve blood flow to his pitching hand, which had experienced numbness. For now, Beckett is looking to start a throwing program Wednesday in his hometown of Dallas. He wants to throw three or four times off a mound, then rest for the remainder of the season. He believes this plan will allow him to have a normal off-season. "Basically, what I want to do is build up now so that whenever I get to December, I don't have any anxiety or apprehension about how things are going to go," Beckett said. Beckett said he was pleased with the progress of his recovery. "Six weeks out, I don't think anyone was expecting for me to be where I'm at right now," Beckett said. Kruk misses game John Kruk did not take part in ESPN's broadcast of the Dodgers' game against the Boston Red Sox, after being taken out of the press box on a gurney. ESPN reported Kruk was dizzy and suffering from dehydration. The cable network issued an official statement that his vital signs were stable and he was in good spirits.