A trio of sidelined Dodgers pitchers on the 60-day injured list made notable progress in their rehab on Friday at Dodger Stadium.
Tyler Glasnow pitched two simulated innings, his first time facing hitters since landing on the injured list on April 28 with shoulder inflammation. He’s expected to pitch another simulated game in the coming week, manager Dave Roberts told reporters.
Blake Snell, out since April 6 with shoulder inflammation, threw a 20-pitch bullpen session and was in “the low-mid 90s” per David Vassegh of AM 570.
Blake Treinen, out since April 19 with forearm tightness, threw his second bullpen session, but still has a ways to go before returning. From Beth Harris at Associated Press: “His plans include a few more ‘pens before facing live hitters and going on a rehab assignment.”
A much closer return is likely for Emmet Sheehan, who is four starts into his rehab assignment, including the last three with Triple-A Oklahoma City. Sheehan, working his way back from May 2024 Tommy John surgery, struck out seven and allowed four runs in 3⅓ innings on Thursday.
Sheehan’s next start might come with the Dodgers, as Fabian Ardaya at The Athletic noted on Friday.
Dave Roberts said the Dodgers are discussing whether Emmet Sheehan’s next outing will be with OKC or if he’ll be activated.
“Whether he needs another one there or he joins us, I think that’s what internally we’re going to make that final decision here in the next day or two.” https://t.co/BqGT82eDrs
— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) June 14, 2025
With Yoshinobu Yamamoto likely lined up for Thursday against the Padres after his Friday night start against the Giants, the Dodgers still have to fill innings in the first three innings against San Diego, after Clayton Kershaw and Dustin May start this weekend against San Francisco.
Ben Casparius will start one of the games against the Padres, which leaves two more games to account for, and both Justin Wrobleski and Matt Sauer still on the roster. Pitching on Wednesday, as one example, would be five days rest for Sheehan.
Alden González at ESPN summarized the Dodgers balancing Shohei Ohtani’s pitching rehab with his duties as an everyday designated hitter and with the team’s acute need for arms. Included within is this quote from Andrew Friedman:
“Viewing it on a shorter-term horizon, it’s easy to want to be aggressive and push — I think both from him and from us,” Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said. “But we set out to view this as putting him in the best position to pitch over the next nine years and prioritizing longevity, and this first year back, it’s really important for that long-term aspect to not be too aggressive right now.”
Jack Dreyer has been a bright spot on the Dodgers pitching staff this season, posting a 2.78 ERA and 2.16 xERA in his 35⅔ innings in various roles, including 35 strikeouts and 15 walks for the rookie left-hander. Sonja Chen at MLB.com talked to Dreyer about his relationship with his father Steve, who pitched in the majors with the Rangers in 1993-94.
From Chen:
“He’s been my coach for my whole life,” Dreyer said. “He was always my first coach, and he’s somebody that I can go and talk to no matter what I’m going through because we kind of speak the same language with baseball. Sometimes I can talk to him as a dad, and sometimes I can talk to him as a coach. It’s really good being able to have both of those.”