Summary
The Los Angeles Dodgers will start the 2026 season without pitcher Blake Snell due to a shoulder injury. Emmet Sheehan, another pitcher on their team, will begin the season as a starting pitcher, filling in during Snell's absence.
Key Facts
- Blake Snell, a Dodgers pitcher, is injured with a shoulder problem.
- Snell's injury may keep him out until the end of April 2026.
- The Dodgers have strong pitching depth, so they aren't too worried about Snell's temporary absence.
- Emmet Sheehan will start the 2026 season as a starting pitcher for the Dodgers.
- Sheehan was a promising pitcher before missing the 2024 season with an injury.
- In 2025, Sheehan did well enough to earn a spot as a starter.
- The Dodgers are the defending World Series champions.
