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Injuries have been prevalent throughout the majors in 2021, and the Dodgers were no exception. Over half of the opening day active roster spent at least some time on the injured list this season.
The proliferation of injuries had the Dodgers more active than usual in trying to upgrade the fringes of the roster, including acquiring Albert Pujols, Yoshi Tsutsugo, and Nate Jones, to name a few, who were cast off from their former teams.
“We fully get that injuries are a part of the game. It’s more been the concentration of them that we were definitely not as prepared for as I would have liked,” Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said in May, when Pujols was signed.
In all, the Dodgers used 61 different players in major league games this season and had 36 different players spend time on the injured list. Both are franchise records.
With so many players hurt, we used this post to keep track of who was available and who wasn’t at any given moment. The Dodgers lost just shy of 1,800 player games during injured list stints.
2021 Dodgers on the injured list
| Player | Pos | Injury | Date on | Date off | Games missed | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Injury | Date on | Date off | Games missed | Comments |
| Scott Alexander | LHP | Left shoulder inflammation | May 3 | Jul 5 | 55 | 60-day IL; 6 rehab games in A/AAA |
| Scott Alexander | LHP | Left shoulder inflammation | Jul 20 | Sep 18 | 67 | 60-day IL; out for season |
| Cody Bellinger | CF/1B | Fractured left fibula | Apr 6 | May 29 | 46 | 5 rehab games in Triple-A |
| Cody Bellinger | CF/1B | Left hamstring tightness | Jun 15 | Jun 23 | 10 | no rehab games |
| Cody Bellinger | CF/1B | Fractured left rib | Sep 21 | Sep 28 | 8 | no rehab games |
| Mookie Betts | OF | Right hip inflammation | Jul 25 | Aug 1 | 11 | no rehab games |
| Mookie Betts | OF | Right hip inflammation | Aug 11 | Aug 26 | 16 | no rehab games |
| Garrett Cleavinger | LHP | Left forearm inflammation | May 17 | June 17 | 28 | 4 rehab games in Triple-A |
| Garrett Cleavinger | LHP | Right oblique strain | Aug 8 | n/a | 51 | out for season |
| Danny Duffy | LHP | Left flexor strain | Jul 20 | n/a | 58 | acquired via trade from KC on 7/29 |
| Caleb Ferguson | LHP | Tommy John surgery | Apr 1 | n/a | 162 | out for season |
| Tony Gonsolin | RHP | Right shoulder inflammation | Apr 1 | Jun 9 | 60 | 60-day IL; 3 rehab starts in Triple-A |
| Tony Gonsolin | RHP | Right shoulder inflammation | Jul 31 | Sep 9 | 35 | 1 rehab game in Low-A |
| Victor Gonzalez | LHP | COVID-related IL | Apr 27 | Apr 29 | 2 | after vaccination shot |
| Victor Gonzalez | LHP | Left plantar fasciitis | Jul 6 | Jul 19 | 9 | 1 rehab game in Low-A |
| Victor Gonzalez | LHP | Right knee inflammation | Aug 6 | Aug 19 | 11 | 1 rehab game in Low-A |
| Brusdar Graterol | RHP | undisclosed reason | Apr 1 | Apr 18 | 15 | |
| Brusdar Graterol | RHP | Right forearm tightness | Apr 29 | Jun 4 | 31 | 2 rehab games in Triple-A, then optioned |
| Cole Hamels | LHP | Left shoulder | Aug 16 | n/a | 44 | out for season |
| Tommy Kahnle | RHP | Tommy John surgery | Apr 1 | n/a | 162 | out for season |
| Joe Kelly | RHP | Right shoulder inflammation | Apr 1 | May 6 | 32 | "fire ants" |
| Joe Kelly | RHP | no injury designation | Aug 10 | Aug 25 | 13 | 2 rehab games with Low-A |
| Clayton Kershaw | LHP | Forearm/elbow inflammation | Jul 7 | Sep 13 | 58 | 60-day IL; 1 rehab in AAA |
| Clayton Kershaw | LHP | Left forearm discomfort | Oct 2 | n/a | 2 | |
| Corey Knebel | RHP | Right lat strain | Apr 24 | Aug 10 | 92 | 60-day IL; 6 rehab games in Triple-A |
| Gavin Lux | IF | Right wrist soreness | Apr 16 | Apr 26 | 9 | |
| Gavin Lux | IF | Left hamstring strain | Jul 19 | Aug 17 | 25 | 7 rehab games in Triple-A |
| Dustin May | RHP | Tommy John surgery | May 2 | n/a | 134 | out for season |
| Billy McKinney | OF | Right hip impingement | Sep 11 | n/a | 20 | |
| Zach McKinstry | IF/OF | Right oblique strain | Apr 22 | May 29 | 33 | 5 rehab games in Triple-A |
| Max Muncy | 1B/2B | Right oblique tightness | Jun 12 | Jun 22 | 9 | no rehab games |
| Jimmy Nelson | RHP | Right forearm inflammation | May 21 | Jun 3 | 12 | |
| Jimmy Nelson | RHP | Left lumbar strain | Jul 9 | Jul 25 | 14 | no rehab games |
| Jimmy Nelson | RHP | Tommy John & flexor tendon | Aug 4 | n/a | 53 | out for season |
| Sheldon Neuse | IF | COVID-related IL | Aug 31 | Sep 7 | 6 | wasn't on active roster, but in AAA |
| Darien Núñez | LHP | no injury designation | Aug 7 | Aug 15 | 7 | |
| Evan Phillips | RHP | Right quad strain | Aug 20 | Aug 30 | 9 | no rehab games |
| AJ Pollock | OF | Left hamstring strain | May 15 | Jun 3 | 18 | 4 rehab games in Low-A |
| AJ Pollock | OF | Right hamstring strain | Sep 5 | Sep 22 | 15 | no rehab games |
| David Price | LHP | Right hamstring strain | Apr 26 | May 18 | 19 | |
| Albert Pujols | 1B | COVID-related IL | Sep 28 | Sep 29 | 1 | reaction to 2nd vax shot |
| Luke Raley | OF | COVID-related IL | Aug 31 | Sep 9 | 8 | wasn't on active roster, but in AAA |
| Edwin Ríos | 3B | Shoulder surgery | May 5 | n/a | 131 | out for season |
| Dennis Santana | RHP | COVID-related IL | Apr 24 | Apr 26 | 2 | after vaccination shot |
| Corey Seager | SS | Fractured right hand | May 16 | Jul 30 | 65 | no rehab assignment |
| Jimmie Sherfy | RHP | Right elbow inflammation | Jul 24 | n/a | 63 | out for season |
| Yoshi Tsutsugo | OF/1B | Right calf strain | Jun 9 | Jul 7 | 26 | 20-game rehab in AAA; outrighted |
| Trea Turner | IF | COVID-19 injured list | Jul 29 | Aug 6 | 5 | on IL when traded from Nats to LA |
| Mitch White | RHP | COVID-related IL | Apr 27 | Apr 29 | 2 | after vaccination shot |
| Edwin Uceta | RHP | Left lumbar strain | Jul 10 | Jul 20 | 6 | 1 rehab game in ACL |
| Edwin Uceta | RHP | Right back strain | Aug 3 | Aug 11 | 6 | retro to Aug. 1 |
| Julio Urías | LHP | Left calf contusion | Aug 14 | Aug 24 | 9 | no rehab assignment |
For more info on injuries across MLB, the Baseball Prospectus injury list ledger is a great resource, for both time missed and production lost.
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