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On a day when bad news from the injury department seemingly rolled in waves, manager Dave Roberts admitted before Wednesday’s game that lower back surgery isn’t being ruled out for Dodgers‘ ace Clayton Kershaw.
Dave Roberts acknowledged possibility that Clayton Kershaw could require surgery, but insisted the team believes he will be back.
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Initially, the team believed that surgery wouldn’t be necessary for the six-time All-Star, however, after being fast-tracked through numerous baseball activities and a 60-pitch simulated game last weekend, Roberts acknowledged that season-ending back surgery for Kershaw is more of a possibility now than it was before the simulated session.