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By Matt Levine
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The Los Angeles Dodgers were hoping for some good news regarding ace starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow and instead received some of the worst news that they could have. According to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, Glasnow is "highly unlikely" to return this season after suffering a sprained elbow.
Insider Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic broke the news on social media.
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Glasnow was scheduled to throw a simulated game against liver batters on Friday in Atlanta but, it was called off. The big right-hander felt discomfort in his right arm, the same arm that sent him to the injured list in the first place.
"He just felt some discomfort in his arm," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told Juan Toribio. "We felt we should cut it short and couldn't go through with the sim game. Obviously, it's a setback. I don't know what that means as far as the coming days. I just know we're going to re-assess and see how he feels over the coming days, see where we can pick up throwing again."
Los Angeles called this a setback but with the postseason looming, this is a massive loss for the Dodgers. They were hoping that Glasnow could return to head up the starting rotation but it seems that Los Angeles will have to go without their ace.
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Just a few weeks ago, Roberts said that Glasnow would likely return and that his placement on the injured list was merely precautionary. However, it seems that the injury was more serious than first expected.
Before he landed on the injury list, Glasnow was dominant for the Dodgers. He had a record of 9-6, with an ERA of 3.49. The right-hander had also recorded a career-high 168 strikeouts in 134 innings of work
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Los Angeles will now move forward with the other arms in their rotation. They are still waiting to see what happens with Clayton Kershaw and Gavin Stone. Injuries have taken over the Dodgers pitching staff this season and this is just another example of that.
The Dodgers just got right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto back from injury, a massive addition for this team, especially with the Glasnow news. Things just got a little more complicated for Los Angeles as they look to break their postseason woes and win the World Series.
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