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Latest Dodgers injuries & transactions

December 12, 2025

This page will be updated throughout the offseason with all the latest Dodgers injury news and transactions.

Ankle surgery for Edman could affect Dodgers' offseason outfield plans

@sonjamchen
November 11, 2025

LOS ANGELES -- After dealing with a nagging right ankle for most of the past season, Dodgers utility man Tommy Edman is set to undergo surgery next week, general manager Brandon Gomes told reporters including MLB.com's AJ Cassavell at the General Managers Meetings on Tuesday in Las Vegas. Edman landed

Erstwhile Dodgers closer hopes to return for World Series

@sonjamchen
October 21, 2025

LOS ANGELES -- Less than two weeks after being removed from the Dodgers' National League Division Series roster due to an injury, lefty reliever Tanner Scott is optimistic that he could be active for the World Series. Scott was replaced by Justin Wrobleski on the active roster before Game 4

Stewart (shoulder surgery) officially ruled out to return in 2025

@sonjamchen
September 26, 2025

SEATTLE -- The Dodgers bet on the talent of their roster by making one lone addition to the big league bullpen ahead of this year's Trade Deadline. Days before the beginning of the postseason, they learned that that acquisition -- righty Brock Stewart -- will be out for the rest

Could returning Sasaki solve Dodgers' mystifying bullpen puzzle?

@sonjamchen
September 24, 2025

PHOENIX -- The Dodgers' bullpen has created more questions than answers. In the final week of the regular season, the team is going off-script in an effort to find a solution. Starting Wednesday, Roki Sasaki will be part of the picture. He's expected to be activated from the 60-day injured

Dodgers' Smith has hairline fracture in hand, putting playoffs in doubt

@sonjamchen
September 20, 2025

LOS ANGELES -- After the Dodgers had initially been hopeful that Will Smith would miss minimal time with a bone bruise in his right hand, they are now facing the reality of being without their All-Star catcher for the remainder of the regular season -- and possibly beyond. Additional imaging

Kopech returns to IL in yet another setback to his season

September 19, 2025

LOS ANGELES -- Michael Kopech’s woes in 2025 continue. A day after walking two of the three batters he faced in the seventh inning on Thursday, Kopech is headed back to the injured list with right knee inflammation, the Dodgers announced on Friday. “This is a tough one, because obviously,

Muncy, Dodgers optimistic HBP to head won't be long-term issue

@sonjamchen
September 14, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO -- For the second night in a row, third baseman Max Muncy was removed from the game a half-inning after being hit by a pitch. The Dodgers do not believe there are any long-term concerns from either incident. Muncy was struck on the right side of his head

Smith heads to 10-day IL while dealing with bone bruise

@sonjamchen
September 13, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO -- Ten days after taking a foul tip off his right hand in Pittsburgh, catcher Will Smith was placed on the 10-day injured list ahead of Saturday night's game against the Giants at Oracle Park. The move is retroactive to Sept. 10, so Smith will be eligible to

Muncy exits after HBP in his third game off the IL

@sonjamchen
September 13, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO -- Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy was removed from Friday night's series opener against the Giants one half-inning after being hit by a pitch on the right hand/wrist area in the top of the eighth. X-rays came back negative on Muncy, whose hand stiffened up. He was worried

Smith sits again as Dodgers keep watch on hand injury

@sonjamchen
September 12, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO -- Catcher Will Smith remained out of the Dodgers' starting lineup Friday night in the series opener against the Giants, two nights after being scratched minutes before first pitch due to lingering soreness from a bone bruise in his right hand. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Smith would

Another rehab outing in the cards for Sasaki

@sonjamchen
September 12, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO -- After Roki Sasaki showed some encouraging signs during his latest rehab start with Triple-A Oklahoma City, he was set to fly back to Los Angeles to discuss next steps with the organization. The conclusion: Sasaki's rehab assignment will continue for at least one more start with Oklahoma

Rushing (right leg) to 10-day IL; Glasnow (back) expects quick return 

September 6, 2025

BALTIMORE -- The Dodgers added rookie catcher and first baseman Dalton Rushing to the 10-day injured list Saturday with a lower right leg contusion, but righty starter Tyler Glasnow (back tightness) will avoid a similar fate. Catcher Chuckie Robinson's contract was selected from Triple-A Oklahoma City, and he joined the

Ohtani's radar-gun mastery can't snap Dodgers' skid

Two-way superstar hits triple digits 11 times starting in place of Glasnow (back tightness)
September 6, 2025

BALTIMORE -- Not even 3 2/3 scoreless, blistering innings from Shohei Ohtani could lift the Dodgers out of a funk that continued in Friday night’s 2-1 loss to the Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Ohtani -- as he has much of this season -- carried some of the

With Rushing (right leg) sidelined, Dodgers to add another catcher

September 6, 2025

BALTIMORE -- The Dodgers appear likely to make another roster move behind the plate after rookie catcher and first baseman Dalton Rushing departed in the sixth inning of Friday’s 2-1 loss vs. the Orioles. Rushing fouled the ball off the inside of his right knee and immediately crumpled to the

Smith's X-rays negative, but status for O's series in question

All-star backstop's CT scan shows nothing of further concern; Dodgers add third catcher Rortvedt to MLB roster
@sonjamchen
September 5, 2025

PITTSBURGH -- On a night when Shohei Ohtani was scratched from his scheduled start on the mound, the Dodgers' planned starting battery took another hit when catcher Will Smith exited Wednesday's 3-0 loss to the Pirates at PNC Park after two innings. X-rays came back negative and a CT scan

Dodgers hope to get Muncy, Edman back next week

@sonjamchen
September 4, 2025

PITTSBURGH -- The Dodgers have had quite the presence with their Triple-A affiliate this week. Third baseman Max Muncy became the latest Dodger to start a rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday, joining utility man Tommy Edman and lefty reliever Alex Vesia. All three could be back with

Sasaki likely to make at least one more rehab start after shaky outing

@sonjamchen
September 3, 2025

PITTSBURGH -- The Dodgers had been hopeful that Roki Sasaki would be built up enough to be an option for the big league club at this point in his rehab assignment. But his fourth outing with Triple-A Oklahoma City got off to a rough start. Sasaki surrendered a pair of

Vesia (oblique) placed on IL, but lefty expected back for stretch run

@sonjamchen
August 27, 2025

LOS ANGELES -- Just as the Dodgers' bullpen was starting to get healthier, the group took another blow when left-hander Alex Vesia was placed on the 15-day injured list with a right oblique strain ahead of Tuesday night's 6-3 win over the Reds.

Sasaki shows more signs of improvement in 3rd rehab start

@sonjamchen
August 26, 2025

LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers rookie right-hander Roki Sasaki continued to make strides while on his rehab assignment, flashing some improved velocity in his third start with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday night. Sasaki averaged 96.4 mph and topped out at 98.8 on his four-seamer, an uptick from his previous start

Kiké's return could clear one Dodgers blemish

@sonjamchen
August 25, 2025

LOS ANGELES -- Over the past couple of months, injuries have chipped away at the Dodgers' position-player depth. They got the first of several players on the mend back on Monday, when utility man Kiké Hernández was activated ahead of the series opener against the Reds. Hernández had been on

Scott leads parade of high-leverage arms back to bullpen

@sonjamchen
August 22, 2025

SAN DIEGO -- With the stakes as high as could be for a late August series, the Dodgers are bringing a reloaded bullpen into their three-game set against the Padres. Tanner Scott was activated from the 15-day injured list ahead of Friday night's opener at Petco Park. The Dodgers' de

Sasaki's velo ticks back up in 2nd rehab start

August 21, 2025

Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki made his second rehab start with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday night as he works toward a return from a right shoulder impingement that has sidelined him for more than three months. The 23-year-old, whom the Dodgers signed out of Japan this past offseason, gave up

Ohtani exits with right thigh contusion, expected to be in lineup Fri.

August 21, 2025

DENVER -- Prior to Wednesday’s game against the Rockies, Shohei Ohtani had only taken the mound at hitter-friendly Coors Field once before -- during the 2021 All-Star Game, when he started for the American League and pitched a scoreless inning.

When to expect Scott, Sasaki, other injured Dodgers to return

@sonjamchen
August 19, 2025

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