The Dodgers have shut down rookie pitcher Brock Stewart because of tendinitis in his right shoulder, which effectively ends Stewart’s long-shot chances of making the opening day roster.
Manager Dave Roberts learned of Stewart’s condition earlier this week. Stewart will not pick up a baseball for at least a week. When he resumes throwing, he will restart his throwing program from the beginning, which places him well behind his teammates this late in the spring.
“My understanding is it’s not serious,” Roberts said Sunday morning. “It’s just this thing where he got fatigued, and there was some soreness in his shoulder.