JUST IN:Dodgers to Receive Pitching Reinforcements After the All-Star Break Despite Injury Setbacks.The team received unfortunate news about …
The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost six of their last seven games as they head into the All-Star Break. Despite their recent slump, they still maintain a seven-game lead in the National League West. However, the Dodgers are not entering the break on a positive note.
The team received unfortunate news about their pitching staff just before the break. Dustin May will miss all of 2024 after undergoing esophageal surgery, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto has been placed on the 60-day injured list. Tyler Glasnow and Walker Beuhler are already on the injured list.
On the bright side, the Dodgers will receive significant reinforcements after the All-Star break. Clayton Kershaw is expected to return after making a rehab start on July 19. Additionally, the Dodgers plan to call up their No. 4 prospect, River Ryan, according to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic.
May had been rehabbing after surgery on his flexor tendon last July. However, he “experienced sudden pain in his esophagus and stomach while at dinner Wednesday,” wrote Ardaya.
May contacted the team’s medical staff and subsequently underwent esophageal surgery, which will sideline him for the rest of the season. He had progressed to the point of throwing bullpens and was expected to start a rehab assignment “as soon as the end of July,” according to Ardaya.
Yamamoto was placed on the 60-day injured list in what Dave Roberts described as a “paperwork” move, according to MLB.com’s Steve Kornacki. He was initially placed on the 15-day injured list on June 16 after exiting his June 15 start with a triceps injury.
