CHICAGO — An MRI scan showed no new damage in the surgically repaired throwing shoulder of Clayton Kershaw, but the Dodgers left-hander will be shut down from throwing for at least a week to give his sore shoulder time to heal.
Kershaw, who had surgery to repair the gleno-humeral ligaments and capsule in his shoulder last Nov. 3, threw three innings for Class-A Rancho Cucamonga in his first minor league rehabilitation start last Wednesday, and he was scheduled to pitch for triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday night.
But manager Dave Roberts said the three-time National League Cy Young Award winner will need to complete at least two bullpen workouts before he returns to game action, so he won’t resume his rehab stint until mid-July at the earliest.