I cover the Dodgers for The Athletic.https://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvtcp73mjs22Blake Snell didn’t wind up needing imaging on his left groin, and Dave Roberts said the hope is that Snell could still make another start before the end of the regular season.18 Sep 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvtcp73mjs22https://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvta2bagfs24Dalton Rushing got a PRP injection a week ago to address his flexor in his right arm. Still holding out hope he can be an option as a bat going forward — will hit off a machine in the coming days to test it out. Surgery still doesn’t appear on the table yet.18 Sep 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvta2bagfs24https://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvqo2sw7hc2pThe Dodgers won the NL West again. “I think we do a great job celebrating.” On another party for LA: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7604922/2026/09/17/dodgers-nl-west-clinch-postseason/?unlocked_article_code=1.B1E.fXbl.odlmJuGJAVQ1&source=emp_shared_article&smid=ta-ios-share17 Sep 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqo2sw7hc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvqiaivj422vAndrew Friedman said the Dodgers still anticipate Shohei Ohtani returning before the end of the regular season. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqiaivj422vhttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvq4fi4c722vOn a "normal...ish" Shohei Ohtani, a closer not returning to the closer role and more on the State of the Dodgers: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7604499/2026/09/17/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-injury-update-playoffs/?unlocked_article_code=1.B1E.qPMr.5u4e--knZ2nB&source=emp_shared_article&smid=url-share-ta17 Sep 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvq4fi4c722vhttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvpvzmdjhs2cDave Roberts said Edwin Díaz will be active tomorrow. Will pitch in low leverage. They plan to activate Andy Pages this homestand without a rehab assignment (OKC only has postseason play after Sun.) Shohei Ohtani is feeling “normal..ish,” Roberts said. Continues to progress.17 Sep 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpvzmdjhs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvoqr7rcd22gThe latest on Blake Snell: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7602279/2026/09/16/blake-snell-dodgers-injury-status/?unlocked_article_code=1.B1E.Mzfj.0y8SQOvhbx8Q&source=emp_shared_article&smid=ta-ios-share17 Sep 2026 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvoqr7rcd22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvoltpskfk2vJustin Wrobleski will start and he and Landon Knack will take the bulk of the game tomorrow. Bobby Miller is being optioned for Knack, Dave Roberts said.17 Sep 2026 02:22 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvoltpskfk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvol7c6gxs2vBlake Snell said he felt something in the groin on his second to last pitch in the bullpen warming up. It didn’t get better in the first inning, and he didn’t want to push it. Said it doesn’t feel as severe as in the past. Still wants to see how he feels in the next couple days17 Sep 2026 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvol7c6gxs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvodj6lz4s2cWhile Blake Snell has had a history of groin issues in the past, the Dodgers don't believe he had any lingering concern entering tonight's start, per source. Not immediately clear when during tonight's start it flared up. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvodj6lz4s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvocjlpxgk2cBlake Snell has a history of groin issues like the one he exited with tonight. Now, the Dodgers might have a major question mark. The latest on Snell, who left after 19 pitches: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7602279/2026/09/16/blake-snell-dodgers-injury-status/16 Sep 2026 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvocjlpxgk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvnz5u7u7k2nEdgardo Henriquez has a “low-grade” back strain, Dave Roberts said. Dodgers are “hopeful” to have him back for the postseason.16 Sep 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnz5u7u7k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvnwyayxbc2nKris Bubic is active. Ryan Ward was DFA. Paul Gervase optioned.16 Sep 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnwyayxbc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvndyc3djc2aOn the mentality of Josue De Paula, the 'saucy,' head-shaking 21-year-old prospect whose first taste of the big leagues has the Dodgers contemplating if he'd made sense for their postseason roster: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7598738/2026/09/16/dodgers-josue-de-paula-saucy/?unlocked_article_code=1.BlE.lAeX.G7qbdjZ465hK&source=emp_shared_article&smid=url-share-ta16 Sep 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvndyc3djc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvlzyh237k2pFreddie Freeman was 3-for-30 in September before tonight, then he collected three hits after making an adjustment (seeking to hit the ball further out front). Said he felt no knee pain. He played his way into tomorrow's lineup, Dave Roberts said. "It looked more like Freddie."16 Sep 2026 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlzyh237k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvljggw3ak25Some more from Dave Roberts: - Shohei Ohtani hit in the cage today. Hope is still for him to return before the end of the regular season. - Andy Pages hit off the machine today. Plan is for him to do Trajekt next. - Bullpen game on Thursday. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvljggw3ak25https://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvljbvezu225Roki Sasaki will throw a simulated game tomorrow and will not start this week, Dave Roberts said. The Dodgers are still figuring out if he will start a game before the end of the regular season or if he will come back as a reliever.15 Sep 2026 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvljbvezu225https://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvlcqpehzk2rJosue De Paula is leading off for the Dodgers tonight. Freddie Freeman is back in the lineup.15 Sep 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlcqpehzk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvjofqpbqs2v“At the end of the day, it’s all about kind of like, what’s the final destination going to look like?” Miguel Rojas said. “I mean, you get the feeling of, you don’t really feel like you accomplished anything until you win the last game of the season.” https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7595438/2026/09/14/dodgers-clinch-postseason/?unlocked_article_code=1.BVE.fwqu.iGgoaP7f4Khq&source=emp_shared_article&smid=ta-ios-share15 Sep 2026 03:24 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjofqpbqs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvjh5k427c2eDave Roberts said Edgardo Henriquez will get a scan on “the back, the side.” Regular season obviously over but “the hope” is he’s an October option. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjh5k427c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvjgqqfny22eThe Dodgers are going back to the postseason: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7595438/2026/09/14/dodgers-clinch-postseason/?unlocked_article_code=1.BVE.fwqu.iGgoaP7f4Khq&source=emp_shared_article&smid=ta-ios-share15 Sep 2026 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjgqqfny22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvjbzgqwd22d“He needs to pitch better,” Dave Roberts said of Edwin Díaz. “I think the world of him. The baseball card looks great. But it’s like, where we’re at, there’s got to be something for us to be able to hang our hat on. And he knows that." The latest on Díaz: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7595133/2026/09/14/dodgers-edwin-diaz-postseason-roster/?unlocked_article_code=1.BFE.bXoP.J1yd-v-LWInL&source=emp_shared_article&smid=url-share-ta14 Sep 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjbzgqwd22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvj5wet2gk2eBobby Miller is back. Edgardo Henriquez to the IL with “low back discomfort.”14 Sep 2026 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj5wet2gk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mvizjuxvfs2xDave Roberts said “it hasn’t been good” with Edwin Díaz, results-wise, on his rehab assignment. He allowed five runs yesterday with erratic command. Roberts left the door open that Díaz isn’t on the postseason roster if his performance doesn’t improve.14 Sep 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvizjuxvfs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mviyrlgn7k2xThe Dodgers optioned Emmet Sheehan, Dave Roberts said. Paul Gervase is up as a fresh bullpen arm.14 Sep 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviyrlgn7k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mviu7qr4ec2uMiguel Rojas said his shoulder is feeling better. Did not receive an injection and is expected to be in there against the lefties this series (he’s in the lineup tonight against Nick Lodolo).14 Sep 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviu7qr4ec2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mviitm3hk22sKris Bubic is set to join the Dodgers in Cincinnati, as @maddie_m_lee said, though he is not expected to be active right away.14 Sep 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviitm3hk22shttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mv6cko5xxs2nSome thoughts on how the Dodgers handled the last few months (and days) of Shohei Ohtani’s injuries before his IL stint, Josue De Paula’s call-up, and more Free and unlocked: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7580876/2026/09/10/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-josue-de-paula/?unlocked_article_code=1.AFE.moU0.VPEb2-bECtnR&source=emp_shared_article&smid=ta-ios-share10 Sep 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6cko5xxs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/fabianardaya.bsky.social/post/3mv6cko5xxs2nSome thoughts on how the Dodgers handled the last few months (and days) of Shohei Ohtani’s injuries before his IL stint, Josue De Paula’s call-up, and more Free and unlocked: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7580876/2026/09/10/dodgers-shohei-ohtani-josue-de-paula/?unlocked_article_code=1.AFE.moU0.VPEb2-bECtnR&source=emp_shared_article&smid=ta-ios-share10 Sep 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:g2ndvah3plcvtkonx45wcc6m/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6cko5xxs2n