The Dodgers activated Yoshinobu Yamamoto from the 60-day injured listing Tuesday and designated Nick Ramirez for project.
Yamamoto is scheduled to begin Tuesday’s recreation in opposition to the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium.
The Dodgers acquired Ramirez from the New York Yankees for money on April 2. His myriad of back-and-forth journeys to Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis have yielded simply eight appearances this season. It’s the second time Ramirez has been designated for project by the Dodgers.
Yamamoto hasn’t pitched since straining his rotator cuff in June. The very best-paid pitcher in baseball historical past, he’ll begin in opposition to the Chicago Cubs and countryman Shota Imanaga in his first main league recreation since a June 15 begin in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Royals.
Yamamoto made two minor league rehab begins with the Dodgers’ prime farm group previous to being activated.
On Aug. 28 he allowed one run (on a solo dwelling run) in two innings in opposition to the Spherical Rock Specific. On Sept. 3, he allowed two runs in two innings in opposition to the Sugar Land House Cowboys, permitting two hits and strolling two batters within the course of.
Yamamoto additionally confronted teammates in simulated-game settings whereas recovering from the harm he sustained in a recreation in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Royals.
The Dodgers signed Yamamoto to a 12-year, $325 million contract in Dec. 2023, making him the highest-paid pitcher in baseball historical past regardless of having by no means thrown a pitch in North America. Early on, he seemed to be properly on the way in which to justifying the Dodgers’ document funding.
In 14 begins, Yamamoto went 6-2 with a 2.92 earned-run common. His skill to pitch deep into video games whereas adapting to a brand new league in a brand new nation was precisely what the group wanted. After shaking off a poor (1 inning, 5 runs allowed) efficiency within the Seoul Sequence in opposition to the San Diego Padres on March 21, Yamamoto went 6-1 with a 2.41 ERA over his subsequent 12 begins, by no means lacking a flip within the rotation.
However the Dodgers delayed his most up-to-date begin by two days amid issues about Yamamoto’s well being. Initially identified as a triceps harm, the Dodgers introduced Yamamoto had strained his rotator cuff after eradicating him two innings into their June 15 recreation in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Royals.
The Dodgers at the moment are relying on Yamamoto to be an integral a part of their October rotation. Past commerce deadline acquisition Jack Flaherty, the Dodgers’ rotation is stuffed with query marks.
Tyler Glasnow (elbow), Clayton Kershaw (bone spur in toe) and Gavin Stone (shoulder) are all recovering from accidents.
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