Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu heads into Spring Training coming off consecutive difficult years marred by injuries. He underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder early in the 2015 season, and has only managed to make one start for the Dodgers since that time.
That came last July and it was not particularly encouraging. Though, Ryu’s rust and struggles were to be expected. Rather than stick in the rotation after the All-Star break, he was back on the disabled list due to elbow tendinitis.
Ryu was later transferred to the 60-day disabled list and eventually underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left elbow in late September.