Matt Kemp has been out since May 31 after aggravating his left hamstring strain in his second game back from the disabled list and manager Don Mattingly indicated yesterday that the Dodgers haven’t established a timetable for his return.
Kemp clearly won’t be back when eligible later this week, but that’s expected considering he said the aggravated injury was worse than the original version and the Dodgers initially projected a month-long absence.
For now Mattingly told Alex Angert of MLB.com that “we’re just moving forward with him, doing more activities and running.”
Tony Gwynn Jr. has been the primary center fielder in Kemp’s absence and has hit .281 in 25 games since the original injury, but that comes with zero homers and just two non-intentional walks for a measly .654 OPS that’s 200 points below Kemp’s career mark. Amazingly, despite all the missed time Kemp still ranks among the NL’s top 10 in homers.
