Dodgers' Blake Snell out indefinitely with loose bodies in elbow - ESPN

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Blake Snell has loose bodies in his left elbow, and the Los Angeles Dodgers' two-time Cy Young Award winner is once again sidelined indefinitely.

The left-hander was a late scratch from his second start of the season Friday at Angel Stadium. Snell only made his season debut last weekend after missing the first six weeks of the season with left shoulder fatigue and inflammation.

The Dodgers are determining whether surgery is necessary for Snell, but he is likely to miss significant time either way, manager Dave Roberts indicated.

«I think right now, anything is on the table,» Roberts said. «We're talking through potential… what's next. I think at the end of the day, we feel confident that he's going to be back with us this year, either (with surgery or not). But right now, no definitive process.»

Reliever Will Klein was the starter for a bullpen game in Snell's place as the defending World Series champions opened a weekend Freeway Series against the Los Angeles Angels.

Snell rejoined the rotation sooner than anticipated last Saturday, allowing four earned runs over three innings against the Atlanta Braves. He had been on the injured list since late March.

But Snell and the Dodgers detected the new injury Thursday while he played catch during his regular work between starts.

«He just felt something in the back of his elbow and just couldn't continue,» Roberts said.

Snell also missed most of the 2025 regular season because of a lingering shoulder injury, making just 11 starts after signing a $182 million, five-year contract with Los Angeles in November 2024. The left-hander eventually returned and went 3-2 in six postseason appearances while the Dodgers won their second consecutive World Series title.

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