Snell set for elbow surgery; Dodgers expect him back this season

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Blake Snell will endure surgical procedure to take away unfastened our bodies from his left elbow, and the Los Angeles Dodgers expect the two-time Cy Young Award winner to return this season.

Snell made his season debut final weekend, giving up 4 earned runs in three innings after lacking the beginning of the season due to left shoulder fatigue and irritation, and the left-hander was scratched from his scheduled begin Friday in opposition to the Los Angeles Angels.

The surgical procedure is scheduled for Tuesday.

“It’s going to be to take out those loose bodies, and it’s supposed to be a lot quicker recovery, so we’re encouraged about that,” supervisor Dave Roberts stated Saturday earlier than the second sport of the three-game Freeway Series at Angel Stadium.

Snell missed many of the 2025 common season due to a shoulder damage, which restricted him to 11 begins, however he made six appearances within the playoffs. Snell had a 3-2 report within the postseason to assist the Dodgers to a second consecutive World Series title.

Snell’s newest damage was found Thursday, and Roberts indicated that the 33-year-old might endure an identical process to what Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal just lately had in an effort to expedite his restoration. Skubal had a extra aggressive kind of minimally invasive surgical procedure May 6, and that allowed him to renew taking part in catch and delicate tossing simply over every week later.

Roberts indicated it was too early to have a timetable for Snell’s return to baseball actions, however “I think just with the MRI, the scans and everything, we feel good about getting back to play sooner than later,” he stated.

The Dodgers are already with out nearer Edwin Diazwho had surgical procedure to take away unfastened our bodies from his proper elbow in April, and starter Tyler Glasnow is on the injured record due to back spasms.