Dodgers shortstop Gavin Lux hoped to one way or the other make it again from his torn ACL earlier than the top of the 2023 season. That, nevertheless, isn’t going to occur.
After Lux injured his knee early in spring coaching, he was reportedly holding out some hope that he may return earlier than the season ended.
In 2016, then-Cub Kyle Schwarber tore his ACL within the first week of the 2016 season and one way or the other made a miraculous return within the World Sequence. He was even a key contributor to the World Sequence champion Cubs, enjoying in Video games 1, 2, 3, 6 and seven, and going 7-for-17 with a double and two RBIs.
Lux, nevertheless, isn’t going to make that very same comeback, even when the Dodgers make the World Sequence this season. He advised Invoice Plunkett of the Orange County Register that he is aware of that is going to be a for much longer restoration course of.
“After speaking to Dr. (Neal) ElAttrache – if it had been a straight ACL there would have been an opportunity. However with the lateral aspect and the hamstring stuff too, it’s simply not sensible,” Lux stated. “I form of knew with the LCL stuff. Clearly, I’m nonetheless going to undergo my PT stuff daily and attempt to get again this yr. However, no, it’s not going to be an possibility.”
Lux stated he was initially holding out hope as a method to inspire himself even additional to assault his rehab. Nonetheless, he’s come to phrases with the truth that it simply received’t be potential.
It’s an enormous bummer for Lux, who was lastly coming into the season as ‘the man’ at shortstop. There was no extra Corey Seager; there was no extra Trea Turner. This was lastly the yr for Lux to get the job he had all the time wished.
Now, although, Lux goes to must proceed to attend.
On the intense aspect for Lux, the Dodgers didn’t elect to make any speedy strikes at shortstop. Clearly, the yr continues to be younger, and that would change at any second.
However for now, the Dodgers appear eager on letting Miguel Rojas, Chris Taylor and Mookie Betts rotate on the place this yr, earlier than they welcome Lux again at spring coaching subsequent yr.
We’ll see if that also finally ends up being the case as we get nearer to the commerce deadline.
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