Last week, the Dodgers placed starter Clayton Kershaw on the injured list for the second time this season. Kershaw missed the bulk of the month of May due to a back-hip injury, and on Thursday, was pulled from his start after just four innings due to lower back pain.
The 34-year-old received an epidural injection and has yet to pick up a baseball, so he’s going to miss a few weeks with his latest injury, at least.
In a recent episode of the Baseball Tonight podcast with Buster Olney, Olney and Karl Ravech discussed Kershaw’s injury.