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Dodgers promising rookie pitcher River Ryan will miss the rest of the season

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Dodgers rookie pitcher River Ryan will miss the rest of the season with an elbow injury, Dave Roberts announced Sunday, a day after Ryan exited his start in the Dodgers’ 4-1 win over the Pirates on Saturday with what was termed right forearm tightness.

Roberts said Ryan was still waiting on “other scans” to determine the exact diagnosis of his injury. However, a Sunday morning MRI confirmed that Ryan’s injury was significant enough to sideline him for at least the next two months.

Ryan’s next course of action is to be determined, but Roberts said surgery could be “in play.