It still could be quite a while before the Los Angeles Dodgers see any help for their starting rotation. The team’s hopes for getting healthy reinforcements back hit significant snags this week, as both Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell faced setbacks in their respective recovery timelines. What was once optimism about imminent returns has changed into growing concerns about when either pitcher will be ready to contribute.
The Los Angeles Dodgers may soon be welcoming back a familiar face to their starting rotation. Clayton Kershaw, working his way back from offseason knee and toe surgeries, is scheduled to make another Triple-A rehab start on Sunday that could be his final tune-up before rejoining the major league club.
The 37-year-old future Hall of Famer has been steadily building his pitch count and showing encouraging signs throughout his rehab assignment, including six impressive no-hit innings against rookie-level competition in the Arizona Complex League on Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers started the 2025 regular season with a bang, handling the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo and then returning home to sweep the Detroit Tigers at Chavez Ravine. There were many things to be impressed about, including the team’s grit during Friday night’s comeback against the Cubs in extra innings.
This club might be as deep as we’ve seen in decades if most of the key players stay healthy. The starting rotation is solid with a handful of high-quality arms that will be around for the next several seasons. And, with reinforcements likely available by mid-season, the Dodgers should easily be able to switch to a six-man rotation whenever needed.
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Bad news for fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers — righty pitcher Michael Grove is officially done for the year. The 28-year-old native of West Virginia recently underwent surgery on his throwing shoulder and will miss the entire 2025 season. This comes after he was pulled from Game 2 of last year’s NLDS with shoulder troubles.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers enter the 2025 season with what many consider one of the most talented MLB rosters assembled in decades. There already seems to be a target on their backs across the league after front-office boss Andrew Friedman spared no punches this winter by filling nearly every gap on the player roster.
As many pundits have debated, Friedman’s spending may not be a result of the Dodgers flexing their financial muscles as much as other teams not willing to invest their resources in top talent.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers announced on Tuesday afternoon that superstar Shohei Ohtani underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum. The surgery was performed in Los Angeles by Dr. Neal ElAttrache.
Ohtani injured his left shoulder on October 26 during Game 2 of the World Series while attempting to steal second base. According to the initial reports, he partially dislocated his shoulder in the seventh inning after a failed attempt, forcing him to leave the game. Though initially concerning, he continued to participate in the series with careful monitoring of his condition. The injury, while painful, did not immediately prevent him from playing in subsequent games.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers almost had gotten it all back together. They won five straight games, including sweeping the Pittsburgh Pirates at home and taking the first two in Milwaukee before losing in very unappealing fashion the last two games.
Jack Flaherty struggled for the first time in his Dodgers career, allowing three runs in the first inning Thursday. The Dodgers battled back to tie 3-3, even going ahead 4-3, but in the end the bullpen once again failed. This outing was Daniel Hudson, who allowed another three runs in 0.2 innings.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers find their once big lead in the NL West dwindling to a two and a half game lead, with both the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks breathing down their necks.
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That sound you hear is Los Angeles Dodger fans breathing a sigh of relief. One, Clayton Kershaw has finally returned to the mound at Dodger Stadium. Two, the Dodgers look like they’re returning to what a team of their caliber should look like.
On Thursday, Kershaw made his season debut, against the San Francisco Giants. Kershaw had undergone shoulder surgery in November, and some wondered if he would actually return this season.
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The roller coaster season that is the 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers has reached the quarterway part – probably equivalent to the first big stomach in your throat inducing drop and has you a little worried about what is to come.
For the majority of Dodgers fans, they aren’t so much worried about the rest of the season, but they are looking forward apprehensively to the end part and if what happens now could carry over into October.
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