{"id":40270,"date":"2025-04-11T08:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T08:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40270"},"modified":"2025-04-11T08:36:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T08:36:00","slug":"dodgers-5-4-million-all-star-still-a-few-weeks-away-from-returning-says-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40270","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers&#8217; $5.4 Million All-Star Still A Few Weeks Away From Returning, Says Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wrapper_1vgzeyt\">\n<div class=\"style_1q03211\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"Feb 15, 2025; Glendale, AZ, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin (26) throws during a Spring Training workout at Camelback Ranch. 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Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images \/ Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inStoryContainer_1r009zu\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_qe1qt7\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_1v6rn6jmi\">The Los Angeles Dodgers have had an abysmal week in terms of injuries, poor performances, and a three-game losing skid, but some more help looks to be on the way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_2h7gylu94\">One of the many pitchers \u2014 and unfortunately, All-Stars \u2014 on the injured list is right-hander Tony Gonsolin. After making a case to be the team&#8217;s fifth starter in the rotation, a back injury towards the end of spring sent him to the IL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_y98lnhrx7\">Gonsolin has been rehabbing in Triple-A Oklahoma and already threw 1.2 innings in his first start of 2025 and 3.1 innings in his second on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_alpaa3945\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004 ot-vscat-C0004 \" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1910138696713613474&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fmlb%2Fdodgers%2Fnews%2Fdodgers-5-4-million-all-star-still-a-few-weeks-away-from-returning-says-manager-01jre17zdj4x&amp;sessionId=29b2bea3e7904e0867bc8036e3c2f2c2658fa7d2&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1910138696713613474\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_3i3snng2t\">Manager Dave Roberts spoke on Gonsolin and how the team plans to ramp him up in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_rcicedwqf\">\u201cHe\u2019s going to be built up to three innings (in his next rehab start),\u201d Roberts said. \u201cThen I think the plan for him is to make sure he gets up to five innings or potentially six innings. So, he\u2019s a few weeks away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_sxyftk7we\">In the midst of a week that has been full of losing games and pitching injuries, Dodgers fans can breathe a little easier knowing that an All-Star starter is on his way back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_kr77i5ms3\">Gonsolin hasn&#8217;t seen an MLB mound since August of 2023. He missed all of 2024 recovering from Tommy John surgery, but knew that 2025 was shaping up to be a great bounce back year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_m6k10x5cp\">\u201cI was in a really good spot,\u201d Gonsolin said of his late spring injury. \u201cI felt like my body was feeling great. Throw felt really good. It felt really clean. Executing pitches. 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