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Dodgers' Blake Snell to make 2026 season debut as Tyler Glasnow heads to injured list
TL;DR
Blake Snell will make his 2026 season debut for the Dodgers against the Braves after being activated from the injured list. Tyler Glasnow has been placed on the 15-day IL due to low back spasms.
Key points
- Blake Snell activated from the injured list
- Tyler Glasnow placed on 15-day IL
- Snell has been sidelined due to shoulder fatigue
- Snell's last rehab start lasted four innings
- Matchup against Atlanta Braves
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have regained a key member of the rotation just as they've lost another.
Manager Dave Roberts on Friday told reporters that veteran left-hander Blake Snell would be activated from the injured list in time to face the Atlanta Braves on Saturday in the second game of the key series between two of MLB's best teams thus far. Soon after that announcement, the Dodgers placed right-hander Tyler Glasnow on the 15-day IL with low back spasms.
Snell has been sidelined for the entire regular season to date because of shoulder fatigue. Inflammation in that same shoulder cost Snell four months on the IL during the 2025 season. Snell recently completed his third minor league rehab start, and he was able to go four innings and throw 55 pitches. As such, he's not yet fully stretched out, so he'll be in for an abbreviated outing against the Braves on Saturday even if he pitches well.
The 33-year-old Snell is coming off a 2025 campaign, his first for the Dodgers, in which he pitched to a 2.35 ERA in 11 starts with 72 strikeouts and 25 unintentional walks in 61 ⅓ innings. He went on to make five starts and a relief appearance in the playoffs as the Dodgers won their second straight World Series title. For his career, Snell, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, has an ERA+ of 130 across parts of 10 MLB seasons. The Dodgers have struggled to get reliable innings from the back of their rotation -- meaning Emmet Sheehan and Roki Sasaki -- and Snell gives them another ace presence at the front end.
What hurts the depth -- and probably keeps Sheehan and Sasaki in the Dodgers' six-man rotation -- is Glasnow's trip to the IL.
Q&A
Why is Blake Snell making his season debut now?
Blake Snell is making his season debut after recovering from shoulder fatigue that sidelined him for the entire regular season until now.
What injury has Tyler Glasnow sustained?
Tyler Glasnow has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to low back spasms.
How did Blake Snell perform in his rehab starts?
Blake Snell completed three minor league rehab starts, with his last outing lasting four innings and 55 pitches, indicating he is not yet fully stretched out.
