The Dodgers are making their 12th straight postseason appearance, while All-Star pitcher Tyler Glasnow is dealing with another elbow injury that has cut short his first season with Los Angeles.
The 31-year-old right-hander said on Friday that his elbow sprain didn’t need any more tests and he’s hopeful he won’t need surgery.
“It’s extremely frustrating,” Glasnow said. “I wanted to come here to win a World Series and pitch in the postseason.”
He went on the injured list on August 16 due to elbow tendinitis. Glasnow was on his way back when he threw a few warmup pitches in a simulated game in Atlanta last week but felt “something was just not right in my arm,” so he decided to stop.
“Just knew it would have been dumb to keep throwing on it,” he said.
Glasnow had Tommy John surgery in 2022 and then made 21 starts and pitched 120 innings last year with the Tampa Bay Rays.
This season, he surpassed those numbers with career highs of 22 starts and 134 innings pitched before his last start on August 11. He averaged 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
Glasnow mentioned that his delivery mechanics are fine, but at 6 feet 8 inches tall, he thinks his long extension puts a lot of stress on his arm.
“I’m just trying to figure out something to get my arm to a good spot to try and relieve some of the tension in my elbow,” he said. “I guess I’m just trying to figure all that out and implement it through the offseason and next season.”
