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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.
Dodgers currently on the injured list
| Player | Pos | Injury | Date on | Earliest date off | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | Injury | Date on | Earliest date off | Comments |
| Mookie Betts | OF | Right rib fracture | Jun 19 | TBD | expected out 2+ weeks |
| Zach McKinstry | IF/OF | neck stiffness | Jun 28 | July 8 | |
| Caleb Ferguson | LHP | Left forearm tendinitis | Jun 20 | July 2 | retro to June 17 |
| Andrew Heaney | SP | Left shoulder inflammation | Jun 24 | July 9 | |
| Danny Duffy* | LHP | Left flexor tendon rehab | Mar 18 | now | hoping for June/July |
| Blake Treinen* | RHP | Right shoulder discomfort | Apr 22 | TBD | no return timetable |
| Tommy Kahnle* | RHP | Bone bruise right elbow | May 17 | Jul 16 | out "weeks" |
| Edwin Ríos* | DH/3B/1B | Right hamstring strain | Jun 3 | Aug 2 | moved to 60-day on Jun 22 |
| Victor González* | LHP | Left elbow inflammation | Apr 7 | now | elbow surgery May 11 |
| Dustin May* | SP | Tommy John rehab | Mar 17 | now | threw 2 sim IP in LA 6/18 |
| Walker Buehler* | SP | Right flexor tendon strain | Jun 11 | TBD | out 10-12 weeks (early Sept.) |
| Jimmy Nelson* | RHP | TJ surgery/flexor rehab | Mar 18 | now | hoping for September |
| Daniel Hudson* | RHP | Left ACL tear | Jun 25 | n/a | out for season |
| Kevin Pillar* | OF | Left shoulder fracture | Jun 2 | n/a | surgery June 7; out for season |
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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