After a quiet start to 2019 Spring Training for the Los Angeles Dodgers, everything changed when it became known Clayton Kershaw needed to halt his throwing program for “a few days.” Kershaw attempted to then play catch but felt more discomfort.
He’s scheduled to test his throwing shoulder again on Thursday with another round of catch. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has remained optimistic and expressed minimal concern over the inflammation in Kershaw’s shoulder.
While Kershaw and Roberts were hesitant to provide much details about the issues, Dodgers pitching Rick Honeycutt inadvertently identified the issue to be with a “joint.