Dodgers right-hander Tyler Glasnow made his second rehab start for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday as he works his way back from a bout with right shoulder inflammation that has kept him on the injured list for the past two months.
Pitching against the Rivercats (Giants’ Triple-A affiliate) in Sacramento, Glasnow gave up five runs on seven hits while walking one and striking out three over 2 1/3 innings (66 pitches, 37 strikes). Over his two rehab outings so far, he has a 10.38 ERA.
It appears Glasnow will need at least one more Minor League rehab appearance after Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said last week that the right-hander would need around three of them before potentially returning to the big league rotation.
Prior to the shoulder inflammation, Glasnow had a 4.50 ERA over five starts (18 innings). The 2024 All-Star had to exit his fifth start -- against the Pirates at Dodger Stadium on April 27 -- after one inning due to the injury.
Glasnow made some mechanical tweaks to his delivery this past offseason, which he thinks contributed to the shoulder issue.
"I never land closed, I was opening up, so I was just putting a lot of stress on my shoulder," Glasnow said earlier this month. "My [velocity] was down, stuff wasn’t good, command was really bad. And when it clicked, like anything, it was fine. But I just wasn’t on track and didn’t know how to fix it because it was just so new."
Roberts said that he hopes to see Glasnow shift his focus from his mechanics to results as he continues his rehab.
“He’s a very cerebral guy, mechanical, and as he’s gone through this rehab, he’s still thinking more internal, which is understandable," Roberts said. "But as he starts to get out on rehab, get closer to competition, real-life game competition, my encouragement is to get more external. You’re going to start trying to get hitters out rather than [focus on] where your delivery is at.”