The Dodgers’ starting rotation has been one of the best in all of baseball this year in spite of the numerous injuries they’ve dealt with.
Young right-handers Gavin Stone and River Ryan have yet to make their season debuts at the big-league level, while guys like Landon Knack are just now making their season debuts well over three months into the season. Tyler Glasnow has been out since early May, while former two-time Cy Young award winner Blake Snell has just one start at the big league level this
year.
For Snell, who has amassed just three innings in 2026, it’s been another lost season so far, but his return is in the near distance. Sonja Chen of MLB.com notes that Snell threw live to hitters for the first time since undergoing elbow surgery, and the southpaw is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment after the break.
The next step for Snell should be a rehab assignment, manager Dave Roberts said, likely beginning the first weekend after the All-Star break.
“He says he feels better right now than he did when he returned before,” Roberts said of Snell, who has made only one start for the Dodgers this season after beginning the season on the injured list with left shoulder fatigue.
As for Glasnow, Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register notes that there’s numerous setbacks where the right-hander feels good about throwing until he doesn’t. Glasnow was able to throw a fastball-only bullpen on Friday.
After tossing six innings in a loss on Saturday, Yoshinobu Yamamoto will not be pitching in this year’s All-Star game with his teammate Justin Wrobleski taking his spot on the NL All-Star team, per Chen and Jacob Gurvis of MLB.com.
“I’m looking forward to it,” Yamamoto said. “It would be better if I was able to pitch … because I [would] enjoy the atmosphere, and the whole show.”
Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic notes that Kiké Hernández is expected to return to the Dodgers following the All-Star break should all go well with his rehab. Hernández has appeared in just two games this season, collecting hits in all four at-bats including a home run.
