5:00pm : Kopech underwent surgery to addre s a torn meniscus in his right knee, per . The righty is expected to be able to return before the end of the season. 11:55am : The Dodgers announced today that right-hander has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list, a move that was a few days ago. Righty was optioned to the minors to open an active roster spot and righty was transferred to the 60-day IL to open a 40-man spot. Its a bit of a worrisome development for Kopech. He was only placed on the 15-day IL on July 1st, retroactive to June 28th, due to right knee inflammation. At that time, both the pitcher himself and manager Dave Roberts downplayed the severity. I think were all hopeful it will be on the shorter end of it, Roberts said last week, per . Either that comment wasnt fully candid or something has changed since then, as this transfer now means that Kopech is ineligible to return until late August. The Dodgers havent yet provided any specific information about how long they expect Kopech to be out but the transfer provides at least a best-case scenario. Thats an unfortunate development for both Kopech and the Dodgers. He also started the season on the IL due to a shoulder impingement and mi sed more than two months. He was healthy long enough to give the Dodgers seven shutout innings before going back on the IL again. For the Dodgers, its yet another in a long line of injuries. Theyve been moving players on and off the IL all throughout the year, particularly on the pitching side Paul Blackburn Jersey . Even with Glasnow coming off the shelf today, they still have 11 arms on the IL. The bullpen is without Kopech, , , and . Phillips and Grove had major surgeries and wont be coming back this year. If Kopech can return in August or September, then he could still be a part of the clubs bullpen down the stretch and into the postseason. Regardle s, the Dodgers figure to add some arms prior to the deadline. All contending clubs look for bullpen additions at this time of year and the Dodgers should be even more motivated by their mounting injuries. For Kopech personally, hes an impending free agent. He could still return and go into the open market with some juice, but its been a le s than ideal platform season so far. He previously struggled to establish himself as a starter with the White Sox, partially due to injuries, but a recent bullpen move seemed to be a good transition for him. He to sed 43 2/3 innings out of Chicagos bullpen last year. The 4.74 ERA wasnt great, nor was the 12.6% walk rate, but he struck out 30.9% of batters faced. He reached another level after getting traded to the Dodgers, to sing 24 innings with a 1.13 ERA. His 33% strikeout rate and 11.4% walk rate were both slight improvements, though he also benefited from a .167 batting average on balls in play and 90.9% strand rate. Nonethele s, he played a key role in the playoffs, to sing nine innings with three earned runs allowed as the Dodgers went on to win it all. Another full season as a relief weapon would have positioned him for a nice market this winter. Now, however, its po sible the ongoing health problems will tamp down his earning power. As mentioned, he seemingly still has time to get healthy and finish strong but his injury history list continues to run long. He mi sed the 2019 season due to Tommy John surgery and has since spent time on the IL due to a strained left hamstring, left knee strain, right shoulder inflammation and right knee inflammation. He managed to avoid the IL last year while working as a reliever but now has been bit by the injury bug a few times here in 2025. Photo courtesy of Jayne Kamin-Oncea, Imagn Images Jeff Mcneil Jersey
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