The Dodgers are shutting down Blake Snell.
The southpaw pitcher “didn’t feel great” after enjoying catch on Tuesday, in accordance with supervisor Dave Roberts.
He’ll reportedly be re-evaluated when the workforce returns to Los Angeles this weekend.
The Dodgers are planning to “slow-play the throwing” with Snell, per the Los Angeles Instances.
“Part of the messaging from us to Blake is, it’s about later on in the season,” Roberts stated, in accordance with the outlet. “And if there’s any type of discomfort, let’s not try to fight through it.”
The Athletic reported that Snell “might go for more imaging” on his arm.
Earlier this week, Snell admitted to the Orange County Register that “the pain [in his shoulder] lingers here and there.”
“Hey — I’m 32 now, not 23. Once I get throwing, I’m good,” Snell stated. “When I play catch, I don’t feel it. When I get out here, I’m good. It’s like when I wake up, I gotta get it going.”
Snell has been on the injured listing since early April after being recognized with left shoulder irritation.
The 2-time Cy Younger award winner had made simply two begins for the Dodgers this season, tossing 9 innings with a 2.00 ERA.
Snell signed a five-year, $182 million contract with the Dodgers over the offseason after opting out of a take care of the Giants.
Accidents have hampered the veteran starter all through his MLB profession.
Snell has thrown greater than 130 innings in a season simply twice in 10 years on the huge league degree.
