Emmet Sheehan was expected to be a contributor in the Los Angeles Dodgers starting rotation this year, but he will be sidelined for the entire 2024 season after undergoing season-ending right elbow UCL surgery.
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Emmet Sheehan underwent surgery on his right elbow to repair his ulnar collateral ligament, ending his 2024 season. Sheehan’s buildup to joining the Dodgers wasn’t going as well as hoped, which push the 24-year-old and the organization to opt for the Tommy John procedure.
Emmet Sheehan was expected to be a contributor in the Los Angeles Dodgers starting rotation this year, but he will be sidelined for the entire 2024 season after undergoing season-ending right elbow UCL surgery.
Coming into the 2024 season, the Los Angeles Dodgers were expecting Emmet Sheehan to compete with Gavin Stone and Landon Knack for a spot in the starting rotation.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are having a strong start to the 2024 MLB season after adding Shohei Ohtani and retaining a host of stout contributors. Los Angeles is 32-17 and sits atop the NL West standings.
Emmet Sheehan was one of the many surprise call-ups from a starter-heavy prospect class in 2023, and was a quick riser for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Sheehan was 23 when he made his Major League debut and memorably tossed six no-hit innings in that debut performance.
The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Emmet Sheehan underwent season-ending right elbow UCL surgery performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in L.A. on Wednesday. The surgery was considered a success and Sheehan is expected to make a full recovery.
Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed pitcher Emmet Sheehan will miss the rest of the season after undergoing elbow surgery on Wednesday to repair a torn right UCL.
The 24-year-old was a major contributor to the starting rotation last year. In his rookie year, He appeared in 13 games and started 11. He had a 4.92 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 60.1 innings.
For the Dodgers, this will further add to the number of days missed by pitchers on their staff this year.
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ roster has continued to be impacted by injury as of late, but there is a group of injured players who are making good progress at various stages of their rehab process.
There seems to be some miscommunication within the Los Angeles Dodgers organization with regard to the nature of Emmet Sheehan’s injury that landed him on the 60-day injured list back on March 31.
After making his MLB debut last year, Emmet Sheehan viewed the 2024 season as a clear opportunity to be a relied-upon option for the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff.
The Los Angeles Dodgers went into the 2024 season already aware multiple starting pitchers would on the injured list, and not only has that number grown, but the team has also lost relief pitchers and been impacted on the position player side as well.
Emmet Sheehan has been unable to build on his rookie season with the Los Angeles Dodgers due to right forearm inflammation. The 24-year-old was slowed in Spring Training because of what was first deemed general body soreness, and later, right shoulder soreness.
The right-hander hasn’t pitched this season while rehabbing from a forearm injury.
The placements could afford an opportunity for righty Landon Knack to make his major-league debut. He’ll get a spot in the season-opening bullpen after the Dodgers selected his contract over the winter.
He did enough in his first taste of the majors to put himself into the competition for the fifth spot in the Dodgers’ rotation at the start of camp, but that quest is now on hold.
The Los Angeles Dodgers' fifth starter slot just came more into focus with right-hander Emmet Sheehan expected to start the season on the injured list, manager Dave Roberts announced Saturday.
Emmet Sheehan wasn't supposed to be up in the Big Leagues last year. While a decently touted prospect, no one expected the big right-handed hurler to fly through the minor league system en route to pitching in important games for the Dodgers.
Dodgers rookie Emmet Sheehan made history on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium. Sheehan, who threw 4.2 no-hit innings before getting pulled, became the only MLB pitcher in the modern era to go at least four innings without allowing a hit in back-to-back starts against an opponent, per OptaSTATS.
The Dodgers are in a very unfamiliar territory at the trade deadline this year. Usually, LA is a buyer and not much of a seller, but this year might be a little bit different.
The first start of Emmet Sheehan's career couldn't have gone much better, outside of the Dodgers actually winning the game. With 6 no hit innings against the Giants on Friday, Sheehan passed the audition and will remain in the starting rotation.
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