Snell (elbow) to begin rehab assignment Saturday

Snell, returning from surgery to remove debris from his elbow, also walked one and gave up a single in the 32-pitch outing. His fastball averaged 95.3 mph, which is right around his norm (95.1 mph last year, 95.9 mph in 2024). This was expected to be a short outing, so it’s probably no issue that he exited in the second. He’s expected to make three or four more rehab starts before rejoining the Dodgers.

Everything went fine today. Snell, making his way back from surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow, figures to make at least four rehab starts. The Dodgers are thinking about October here and not so much about getting him back to make starts in July

Snell continues making incremental progress back from an innovative NanoScope procedure to remove loose bodies from his elbow back in late May. The 33-year-old figures to be ready for a rehab assignment later this month and appears on track to return to the Dodgers rotation mix sometime in August.

We know Snell threw a bullpen on June 26, and it appears that he threw another one this weekend, but there aren’t many more details about how many, or what type of, pitches he threw. We would still assume that he will begin facing live hitters if this next bullpen is successful and then begin a rehab assignment. That seems to indicate that we could be looking at an early August return for Snell, if all goes well.

It’s the first time that the 33-year-old southpaw has thrown off of a mound since undergoing surgery to remove loose bodies from his pitching elbow. He’ll repeat the process a couple of times before progressing to facing live hitters. Barring any setbacks, he’s likely looking at a return to the Dodgers’ rotation at some point near the end of July.

Snell will throw a handful of bullpen sessions before progressing to facing hitters in a live batting practice session. The 33-year-old lefty is working his way back from last month’s innovative NanoScope surgery to remove bone spurs from his left elbow. He figures to rejoin the Dodgers rotation sometime after the All-Star break.

Snell is in the process of recovering from surgery to remove bone chips from his pitching elbow. He still has plenty of his throwing progression to go through, but if all goes according to plan and he’s able to avoid setbacks, Snell could be ready to rejoin the Dodgers’ rotation shortly after the All-Star break.

It’s the first step in what’s expected to be a lengthy recovery from surgery to remove bone chips from his pitching elbow. He’s not eligible to return from the injured list until after the All-Star break and the Dodgers are cautiously optimistic that he’ll be ready not long after that.

This was done as a procedural move to free up a spot on the team’s 40-man roster for the return of Santiago Espinal on Friday. Snell underwent the NanoScope surgery in mid-May to remove three bone spurs from his pitching elbow. He’s now not eligible to return until after the All-Star break.

Snell underwent the innovative surgical procedure, which is less invasive and uses a smaller incision than a typical arthroscopic surgery, that Tigers ace Tarik Skubal also underwent earlier this month. The hope is that it’ll expedite his return to Los Angeles’ rotation. The 33-year-old southpaw remains without a definitive return timetable yet, but early estimates give him a decent shot at making it back in roughly two months. Fantasy managers shouldn’t anticipate him returning until after the All-Star break in July.