Emits
August 16, 2022
Dodgers in Los Angeles throwing the ejector Walker Buhler The elbow surgery is scheduled for the end of the season on 23 August.
Dodgers The news was announced on Monday. Famous Dodgers sports surgeon and physician, Dr. Neil Turks, will perform the procedure.
The Dodgers were hoping the two-time All-Stars would return to the rotation before the end of the regular season He had a strain on his right elbow that kept him out of action in June. The end of his season is a blow as they seek their second world title in three years.
The Dodgers Buehler team shut down on June 11 after an MRI scan revealed Grade II flexor strain. The initial plan, which did not involve surgery, was for Buhler to rest and rehabilitate the injury without catching a baseball for 6-8 weeks. It’s over Choice of surgery on June 14 to remove bone spurs from the affected elbow. Now he needs another measure, and his season is over. The Dodgers offered no speculation or a timeline for his return.
Buehler, 28, made his second All-Star job last season and finished fourth in the NL Cy Young vote with a record of 2.47 ERA, 0.968 WHIP and 16-4 scoring 212 strikes and 52 walks in 207.2 runs. Before being sidelined, Buehler saw his performance drop in 2022 with the worst ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.292. Previously, Buehler had never recorded an ERA greater than 3.44 in five seasons in the Dodgers cycle – that number came in just 36.2 rounds of the 2020 COVID-19 shortened campaign.
The Dodgers also play without Clayton Kershaw, nine-time All-Star and three-time Cy Young winner, Who has been on the list of victims for 15 days since August 4 with lower back pain. Kershaw said it on Friday He was able to throw without pain He hoped he would be thrown out of the bullpen pile within a week.
The good news for the Dodgers is the expected return of Dustin May, who has been out all season as he was recovering from Tommy John’s surgery. May recently completed her fifth minor league rehab commencement While scoring 10 hits in five runs. He could return to the Dodgers rotation as soon as Saturday or Sunday against the Miami Marlins. The 24-year-old has an ERA of 2.93 and 1,065 WHIP with 111 strikes and 27 walks in 113.2 runs in three MLB seasons.
The Dodgers entered on Monday with the best baseball record and 79-34 with a 16-game lead over the second-ranked San Diego Padres in the NL West.
