{"id":32410,"date":"2025-03-12T03:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T03:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32410"},"modified":"2025-03-12T03:15:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T03:15:02","slug":"shocking-dodgers-tony-gonsolin-to-start-season-on-injured-list-in-another-brutal-blow-to-la-pitching-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32410","title":{"rendered":"SHOCKING: Dodgers\u2019 Tony Gonsolin to Start Season on Injured List in Another Brutal Blow to LA Pitching Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed pitcher Tony Gonsolin will open the 2025 season on the injured list, manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DHE8aYHSXVj\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com&amp;rp=%2Fdodgers-tony-gonsolin-to-start-season-on-injured-list-in-another-brutal-blow-to-la-pitching-staff%2F2025%2F03%2F11%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A9872.699999928474%2C%22ls%22%3A382.60000002384186%2C%22le%22%3A9846.799999952316%7D\" height=\"924\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Gonsolin\u00a0injured his back while lifting weights\u00a0and is now heading for the IL to open the season. Right-handed pitcher Dustin May will be the team\u2019s No. 5 starter.<\/p>\n<p>Gonsolin entered camp in a competition with May and Bobby Miller for the No. 5 starter spot. He appeared to be the favorite as the player with the most starting experience, however, a minor injury has now cost him a spot on the Opening Day roster.<\/p>\n<p>May, who\u2019s coming off his best performance of the Cactus League last week when he threw three shutout with three strikeouts, will stay in Arizona and continue to build up to be the team\u2019s No. 5 starter. His first start of the regular season would line up for April 1, giving him plenty of time to continue his ramp up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"stream-item-size\"><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-184\"><\/span><span class=\"ezoic-ad ezoic-at-0 large-leaderboard-2 large-leaderboard-2184 adtester-container adtester-container-184\" data-ez-name=\"dodgersnation_com-large-leaderboard-2\"><span id=\"div-gpt-ad-dodgersnation_com-large-leaderboard-2-0\" class=\"ezoic-ad ezoic-adl\" data-google-query-id=\"\"><\/span><span class=\"reportline\" data-nosnippet=\"\" data-ez-ph-owner-id=\"184\"><span class=\"ezoicwhat\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"ezoic\" src=\"https:\/\/go.ezodn.com\/utilcave_com\/ezoicbwa.png\" alt=\"Ezoic\" name=\"?pageview_id=89d6e968-622f-4475-7f76-291100be2b0f&amp;ad_position_id=184&amp;impression_group_id=dodgersnation_com-large-leaderboard-2\/2025-03-11\/7265087549757756&amp;ad_size=580x400&amp;domain_id=35990&amp;url=https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/dodgers-tony-gonsolin-to-start-season-on-injured-list-in-another-brutal-blow-to-la-pitching-staff\/2025\/03\/11\/\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Both Gonsolin and May missed the entire 2024 seasons after undergoing surgery in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Gonsolin had Tommy John surgery, and made three rehab appearances in 2024 but didn\u2019t end up getting activated for the postseason run.<\/p>\n<p>May had a Tommy John revision surgery in 2023, and worked his way back in 2024 before suffering a torn esophagus after eating a piece of lettuce. He had emergency surgery that saved his life.<\/p>\n<p>May\u2019s long battle back has culminated in winning the No. 5 starter job. As for Gonsolin, he\u2019ll hope his back injury isn\u2019t too big of a setback in what was supposed to be a bounce back year for the 2022 All-Star.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed pitcher Tony Gonsolin will open the 2025 season on the injured list, manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday. 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