Dodgers right-hander has been sidelined for five weeks with elbow tendinitis.
You knew it wasn’t going to be good news after Tyler Glasnow had his simulated game nixed on Friday with elbow discomfort, and Saturday confirmed just that. The Dodgers right-hander has a sprained elbow, manager Dave Roberts told reporters in Atlanta, and Glasnow’s season is likely over.
Glasnow last pitched for the Dodgers on August 11, and he’s been sidelined ever since with elbow tendinitis. Even had everything gone well with Friday’s simulated game, he only really had time for two or maybe three abbreviated regular season outings to prepare for the postseason.
But everything did not go well.
“There’s going to be a shut down in throwing, I don’t know how long that’s going to be. I still stand by the fact that it was a setback. Time of return, I don’t think anyone knows,” Roberts said, per SportsNet LA. “I would say it’s highly unlikely [Glasnow returns this season] given where we’re at in the calendar.”
The Dodgers traded for Glasnow in December, and as part of the deal reworked the one season left on his previous contract into a new five-year deal worth over $136.5 million through the 2028 season. The 30-year-old right-hander put up a 3.49 ERA in 22 starts, with 168 strikeouts in 134 innings in his first year with his hometown team. The starts, innings pitched, and strikeouts were a major league career high for Glasnow, who had Tommy John surgery during the 2021 season.
