Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts talks with home plate umpire Alfonso Marquez after the second inning in Game 5 of the baseball team's National League Division Series against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto provides encouraging update on shoulder injury
Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s impressive rookie MLB season has been derailed by a shoulder injury. Fortunately for the Los Angeles Dodgers phenom, it shouldn’t knock him out for the rest of the 2024 season.
The last appearance for Yamamoto came back on June 15. He was pulled from that start after two scoreless innings with what the Dodgers called tricep tightness. Now being moved to the 60-day injured list following a stint on the 15-day IL, the journey back will be a long one for the 25-year-old. The good news is that he has been able to get going without many problems.
According to Alden Gonzalez of ESPN, Yamamoto has been playing catch with longer distances and made it clear that he wants to make it back this season. The team hopes that he can make it back with roughly a month or so left in the regular season.
The Dodgers, owners of a record of 59-41, have a commanding eight-game lead over the rest of the NL West. Yamamoto’s injury won’t sink their chances of making the playoffs, especially with Shohei Ohtani still around and launching moon shots as a part of a loaded lineup. But once the postseason rolls around, Yamamoto may be one of Los Angeles’ most important players.
