An unwelcome tune is enjoying as soon as once more for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts revealed to reporters on Tuesday that ace pitcher Tyler Glasnow is happening IL with a again subject. Roberts added that Glasnow’s again tightened up on him on Sunday, two days after his most up-to-date begin in opposition to the Milwaukee Brewers.
The righty Glasnow, 30, has been the Dodgers’ greatest starter all yr and was simply named to his first profession All-Star workforce. Whereas Glasnow has struggled a bit during the last month with 16 earned runs in his final 5 begins, he nonetheless carries a powerful 3.47 ERA with a 0.93 WHIP and an NL-leading 143 strikeouts on the yr as an entire.
As for the 55-36 Dodgers, their rotation has been completely clobbered by accidents this season. Glasnow now joins an injured listing that already contains Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Walker Buehler, Dustin Could and Clayton Kershaw (the latter two of whom have but to even pitch in 2024). In the meantime, Shohei Ohtani, Emmet Sheehan and Tony Gonsolin are among the many Dodgers’ different arms who won’t pitch in any respect this yr.
The Dodgers traded for the veteran Glasnow over the winter and shortly gave him a profitable extension for 5 years and $136.5 million. Whereas Glasnow has been well worth the worth of admission so far, his IL stint is one more physique blow for the Dodgers and will make it extra seemingly that they pursue this impression starter forward of the July 30 commerce deadline.
