The Dodgers are halting Clayton Kershaw’s rehab course of. Supervisor Dave Roberts instructed reporters that L.A. is shutting down the long run Corridor of Famer after he reported lingering soreness in his surgically repaired shoulder (hyperlink through Invoice Plunkett of the Orange County Register).
Roberts downplayed any vital alarm, noting {that a} latest MRI revealed “no new incidents.” Reasonably, it appears the crew is chalking it up as residual soreness. That’s not totally sudden as Kershaw builds into sport form after present process the process to restore the gleno-humeral ligaments and capsule in his throwing shoulder final November.
It appears Kershaw will likely be shut down totally for a minimum of every week. Roberts left open a reasonably broad timetable, indicating the 10-time All-Star will maintain off till the soreness utterly subsides. That’s an comprehensible strategy which may not delay Kershaw for an excessive amount of longer. It introduces some quantity of uncertainty to his timeline, although.
The 36-year-old had seemed to be on observe for a return across the All-Star Break. Kershaw began a rehab stint for Low-A Rancho Cucamonga final Wednesday. He tossed 36 pitches, 26 of them strikes, over three innings of one-run ball in his first sport motion of the season. Kershaw’s second begin had been scheduled for tomorrow however issues are on maintain after he felt the discomfort within the days popping out of his first look.
Los Angeles not too long ago positioned Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Walker Buehler on the 15-day injured checklist. That pushed Landon Knack into the beginning 5 behind Tyler Glasnow, Bobby Miller, Gavin Stone and James Paxton. Knack was recalled to rejoin the MLB employees final Friday. He tossed 5 scoreless frames in opposition to the Angels. Roberts stated this night that the rookie righty will stay within the beginning 5 for the second and is slated to take the ball for this weekend’s collection in San Francisco (relayed on X by David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports activities).