Starting off a series against the struggling Marlins that should in theory
It took all of seven pitches for Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler to exceed the expectations of manager Dave Roberts, who prefaced Buehler’s first major league start in 23 months Monday night by saying, “I don’t expect to see the 96-97 mph that he had before [Tommy John] surgery.” After completing his warmup pitches with Rage Against the Machine’s “Bulls on Parade” blaring on the Dodger Stadium public-address system, Buehler went into his windup with the signature high leg-kick and fired his...
The epidemic of major elbow injuries that has marred baseball for several years revisited the Dodgers this week, the team announcing that 24-year-old right-hander Emmet Sheehan underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery on Wednesday. Sheehan, who showed promise by going 4-1 with a 4.92 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 60 ⅓ innings over 13 games — 11 of them starts — last season, is the first Dodgers pitcher to undergo the ligament-replacement procedure this season, but the team lost starters Dustin May...
On an otherwise quiet backfield at the Dodgers’ Camelback Ranch complex this spring, a barrage of expletives rang out from the mound one late February day. In his first time facing hitters all camp, Walker Buehler was already in fiery midseason form. He’d pull a fastball inside, then admonish himself with a growl. He’d miss the other corner of the strike zone, and frustratingly blurt out a four-letter word. At one point, teammate Kiké Hernández playfully patronized the right-handed pitcher,...
The first-place Los Angeles Dodgers get a major boost this week with the return of Walker Buehler, who has missed two years.
Buehler is rough around the edges in his first major-league start since June 2022, but four home runs in the first three innings propel the Dodgers to a 6-3 victory, their 12th win in the past 14 games.
Buehler is rough around the edges in his first major-league start since June 2022, but four home runs in the first three innings propel the Dodgers to a 6-3 victory, their 12th win in the past 14 games.
Buehler is rough around the edges in his first major-league start since June 2022, but four home runs in the first three innings propel the Dodgers to a 6-3 victory, their 12th win in the past 14 games.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Emmet Sheehan had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. The team announced Thursday that the 24-year-old right-hander underwent the procedure Wednesday in Los Angeles. “It’s unfortunate to end a season, but we expect a full recovery,” manager Dave Roberts said Thursday. “There wasn’t a major setback,
Inside the interview room at Dodger Stadium, Walker Buehler sounded conflicted. “I wish it could’ve gone better,” Buehler said. In the hallway outside, the surgeon who twice repaired his elbow was beaming. From a medical perspective, team physician Neal ElAttrache said, Buehler’s return to the mound on Monday night was a resounding triumph. So what if Buehler labored through the first two innings of the Dodgers’ 6-3 victory over the Miami Marlins? So what if the former All-Star was charged with...
Buehler returned from a second Tommy John surgery and flexor tendon repair to make his first big-league start in nearly two years on Monday. Now he needs to find consistency.
Buehler returned from a second Tommy John surgery and flexor tendon repair to make his first big-league start in nearly two years on Monday. Now he needs to find consistency.