Sheehan Will Begin the Season on the IL

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Copyrighted by Sarah Morris, 2024

Coming into spring training, the Dodgers expected Emmet Sheehan to compete for the fifth spot in their starting rotation. This spring Sheehan, 24, couldn’t pitch in the Cactus League because of body soreness. Now, he has shoulder soreness. Dave Roberts announced on Saturday Sheehan will begin the season on the IL.

Last year, Sheehan made his major league debut against the San Francisco Giants in June and dazzled. He had an up and down season since he wasn’t ready for the major leagues. The Dodgers were forced to rush Sheehan to Los Angeles since they had a record-setting number of injuries. In the NLDS against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sheehan performed well in relief of Clayton Kershaw.

Michael Grove and Ryan Yarbrough will fight for the fifth spot in the rotation, but the Dodgers don’t need a fifth starter until April. Both Grove and Yarbrough have good spring training.  

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Since 1977, I have been an avid Dodger fan. In high school, I became my school's baseball statistician and vowed to have a career in baseball. After I graduated from Pasadena City College, I started writing about my favorite team. In August 2001, I was featured in Her Blue Haven by Bill Plaschke. I was a freelance writer for Major League Baseball Advanced Media from 2001 to 2018. This website provides you a professional outlook on the Los Angeles Dodgers. No article will take you more than two minutes to read. Missed a game? No problem. You can read a game summary in two minutes or less.

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