Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hyun-jin Ryu will begin the 2015 season on the disabled list due to discomfort in his throwing shoulder, according to manager Don Mattingly.
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No Structural Damage Found in Ryu’s Shoulder
Tuesday, March 24
Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reported that no structural damage was found in Ryu’s shoulder and that the pitcher was prescribed rest to let the discomfort pass.
On March 23, Mattingly said Ryu would be sent back to Los Angeles to undergo a shoulder examination and assess the extent of the damage.
“I think he’s feeling something. If he was feeling nothing, we wouldn’t be trying to get him in front of Doc [team physician Neal ElAttrache],” Mattingly said via Mark Saxon of ESPN Los Angeles. “We know to move forward it’s going to be a heavier workload, so we’ve got to be sure where we’re at. I saw the look on Hyun-jin’s face, and it wasn’t typical Hyun-jin.”
Ryu, who turns 28 on Wednesday, went 14-7 with a 3.38 ERA and 1.19 WHIP last season. He’s won 28 games in his first two MLB seasons and has been among the Dodgers’ most consistent fixtures in the rotation. The lefty was scheduled to be the team’s third man up in the rotation behind Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke.
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