Dodgers’ Tony Gonsolin to return for first time since 2023

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin will likely be activated off the injured record and is predicted to make his first main league begin in 20 months in opposition to the Miami Marlins on Wednesday.

Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts made the announcement Saturday.

Gonsolin’s final begin additionally got here in opposition to the Marlins, when he was rocked for 10 earned runs and eight hits, together with 5 residence runs, over 3 1/3 innings of an 11-3 loss in Dodger Stadium on Aug. 18, 2023.

Roberts revealed after that recreation that Gonsolin, a Nationwide League All-Star when he went 16-1 with a 2.14 ERA in 24 begins in 2022, had been “dealing with an arm issue” for 4 to 6 weeks. Gonsolin had season-ending Tommy John surgical procedure two weeks later.

Gonsolin regressed, principally due to arm troubles, in 2023, going 8-5 with a 4.98 ERA in 20 begins.

He tried a comeback final summer season in hopes of boosting the group’s harm ravaged rotation within the playoffs, making three rehabilitation begins for Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis in September. However he was not activated for a postseason that ended with the Dodgers beating the New York Yankees within the World Collection.

Gonsolin competed with Dustin Might for the fifth rotation spot this spring however was positioned on the 15-day injured record due to again tightness on the finish of camp. He has made 4 rehab begins for Oklahoma Metropolis, going 1-1 with a 3.21 ERA, with 16 strikeouts and 6 walks in 14 innings.

With left-hander Blake Snell on the injured record due to shoulder irritation, the Dodgers resorted to a bullpen recreation in opposition to the Chicago Cubs this previous Wednesday.