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The Dodgers continue losing pitchers to injury and new reliever Kirby Yates could be the latest LA hurler to hit the IL.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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When baseball fans witnessed the\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 wild spending spree this offseason many became irate assuming the team would easily repeat as World Champions based on their ultra-talented roster. Few fans predicted at the time that the Dodgers would become one of baseball\u2019s most emphatically snakebit teams when it comes to injuries.<\/p>\n

Clayton Kershaw\u00a0just came off the injured list for Saturday\u2019s game against the Los Angeles Angels and the veteran pitcher\u00a0received a rousing ovation for his first strikeout of the season.<\/p>\n

But it seems yet another pitcher might be in line to take Kershaw\u2019s place on the IL. New Dodgers reliever Kirby Yates recorded one out while giving up three runs on three hits and a walk. Still, as bad as his outing Saturday was, the injury news is\u00a0potentially worse\u00a0as Yates was forced to leave the game with right hamstring tightness, according to the Dodgers official account on X.<\/p>\n

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LA has an incredible 15 players on the IL and 13 of them are pitchers. Now, there\u2019s a possibility that Yates will join the group, making 14 injured pitchers for the Dodgers.<\/p>\n

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Kershaw had been on the 60-day IL as he recovered from offseason surgeries that delayed his 2025 debut until mid May. Unfortunately, his highly anticipated return to the mound did not go well as the future Hall of Famer surrendered five runs on five hits and three walks with one strikeout in four innings.<\/p>\n

Yates, however, adding insult to injury, took the loss in Saturday\u2019s game as the Angels beat their LA counterparts 11-9. The Dodgers signed\u00a0Yates to a one-year, $13 million deal\u00a0this offseason. After his most recent outing, his ERA has ballooned to an uncharacteristic 4.34 on the season.<\/p>\n

While the Dodgers remain one of baseball\u2019s best teams, the deluge of injuries will eventually take a toll if it continues. And it certainly seems to be continuing with\u00a0Roki Sasaki landing on the IL\u00a0with a shoulder ailment. .<\/p>\n

Thus far, Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hernandez are the only position players to land on the injured list. And they both hit the 10-day IL, meaning their returns are not too far off. Fortunately for Dodgers fans, the team\u2019s lineup is more than talented enough to make up for two missing players. The question is, other than Ohtani, how many position players can pitch?<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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