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Dodgers Key Reliever Expected to Open 2025 Season on Injured List

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed two of the top relievers on the free agent market this offseason in All-Stars Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates. At the time, it appeared the Dodgers had an embarrassment of riches. As spring training got underway this week, though, it became more of a need.

On Tuesday, right-handed reliever Evan Phillips told Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register that he’s still recovering from the shoulder injury that kept him off the World Series roster.

Plunkett said Phillips “seems likely” to open the 2025 season on the injured list.

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“I did not bounce back well after Game 6 (of the NLCS).