{"id":49769,"date":"2025-05-20T08:49:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49769"},"modified":"2025-05-20T08:49:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:49:07","slug":"breaking-dodgers-blake-snell-makes-brutally-honest-injury-admission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49769","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Dodgers\u2019 Blake Snell makes brutally honest injury admission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">After recently being placed on the 60-day injured list, Blake Snell spoke about his progress and what he would have done differently.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<div class=\"px-4 pb-5 lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-between gap-4  font-secondary md:items-center \">\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm md:text-nowrap \">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Blake-Snell.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell (7) throws during the third inning against the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium.\" \/><\/figure>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">The Los Angeles\u00a0Dodgers have been dealing with a few injuries\u00a0this season, and one of them has been to left-hander\u00a0Blake Snell, who was recently placed on the 60-day injured list. Snell just began a throwing program and played catch from 60 feet, and it sounds like he&#8217;s trending in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>Snell recently spoke with David Vassegh of the Dodger Talk podcast about his injury and\u00a0was brutally honest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI probably should have stopped throwing before opening day but I just wanted to pitch so bad that we made it worse than what it probably was going to be,\u201d Snell said. \u201cBut you learn from it, and it&#8217;s tough. We want to compete, we want to play. 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Left-hander Clayton Kershaw was activated from IL after undergoing two offseason surgeries repair his left meniscus and bone spurs in his left toe.<\/p>\n<p>Kershaw recently just made his first start since August 2024, and that&#8217;s an encouraging sign for the Dodgers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose flex w-full flex-col gap-2 divide-y divide-solid divide-[#58585820] bg-[#FAFAFA] px-4 pt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">\n<h2><strong>Dodgers dealing with injuries through the season<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Outside of Snell, the\u00a0Dodgers are also dealing with an injury\u00a0to right-hander Roki Sasaki. He&#8217;s made just eight starts in his MLB career, but has been dealing with a shoulder impingement,\u00a0an issue that he had\u00a0last season in Nippon Professional Baseball. Sasaki recently spoke about the injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did have something similar, but actually worse, and it was something that I was able to overcome and still perform,\u201d Sasaki said.<\/p>\n<p>Sasaki entered the league with a lot of hype surrounding him, but he hasn&#8217;t been playing well to his standards. A month ago, he let it be known that he&#8217;s seen a dip in his pitching mechanics, and it&#8217;s been showing in his play. Sasaki has surrendered an ERA of 4.72 this season, which is the second-worst mark behind Landon Knack among starting pitchers.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the injuries, the Dodgers are still the best team in the NL West with a 29-18 record. 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