While the Los Angeles Dodgers have been forced to endure injuries primarily on the pitching side, one exception was catcher Russell Martin, who returned from the 10-day injured list over the weekend.
Though sidelined for the past week and a half due to lower back inflammation, Martin has progressed well and managed to avoid a rehab assignment as he resumed baseball activities. In talking his way out of a rehab, Martin was put through a simulated game.
He crossed that hurdle and then started in Sunday’s series finale against the Pittsburgh Pirates. While Martin was back behind the plate, he is trying to alter his catching stance as an effort to alleviate pressure on his lower body, via Ken Gurnick of MLB.