The Los Angeles Dodgers placed River Ryan on the 60-day injured list, freeing up a spot on their 40-man roster as part of a series of roster moves on Monday.
In addition, the Dodgers activated Max Muncy and Tommy Edman from the 60-day IL, while Nick Ahmed was designated for assignment and Andy Pages was sent to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Hunter Feduccia was also recalled and Austin Barnes was placed on the injured list.
Ryan suffered a strained UCL in his right elbow during a start on August 10, which requires Tommy John surgery. Ryan will be out for the remainder of the season and likely all of 2025.
Ryan expressed hope that the injury would not be too serious and initially tried to stay in the game.
He first felt discomfort in his forearm during the third inning of his last start, but he used a Theragun in the dugout and continued throwing without informing the Dodgers’ training staff.
In the fifth inning, Ryan felt even more discomfort and was taken out of the game after a brief conversation with Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and head coach Thomas Albert after they noticed that he was in pain on the mound.
Ryan remained optimistic that his injury was not serious, but additional tests the next morning showed that the damage was worse than he had hoped.
The right-hander had only made four starts in his MLB career and was a pleasant surprise for the Dodgers: In 20.1 innings in the Major League, he achieved a result of 1-0 with a 1.33 ERA, a 3.38 FIP and a 1.18 WHIP.
Before his MLB debut, the 25-year-old also pitched for the Arizona Complex League Dodgers, Single-A Rancho Cucamonga and the Oklahoma City Baseball Club.
River Ryan joins the list of injured Dodgers pitchers
In addition to Ryan, the Dodgers’ injured list includes Connor Brogdon, Nick Frasso, Tyler Glasnow, Tony Gonsolin, Brusdar Graterol, Kyle Hurt, Dustin May, Emmet Sheehan, Blake Treinen and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
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