Manager Dave Roberts confirmed Sunday morning that River Ryan’s 2024 season is finished, though the Dodgers have not yet disclosed the precise diagnosis about his right elbow.
Ryan won’t pitch again this season, according to Roberts, who spoke with Ryan this morning but hadn’t yet spoken with the medical team before the series finale against the Pirates. Beyond that, he didn’t have all the specifics yet. Says Roberts, “It’s the elbow.” In order to determine the precise course of action, I believe they are awaiting additional scans. However, at present, I can declare that his season is ended. In the fifth inning of his scoreless start on Saturday, Ryan was lifted from the game with two outs, capitulating to an ailment that ultimately ended his season of success.
He was presenting his own case. In a pennant fight, we need to take the best players right now, and pitching is no different, Roberts stated. This is obviously a significant setback. However, I know that River can pitch here and accomplish great things since he truly opened my eyes.
Along with Walker Buehler, Nick Frasso, Tyler Glasnow, Tony Gonsolin, Kyle Hurt, Clayton Kershaw, Dustin May, Bobby Miller, Emmet Sheehan, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Ryan is the 11th Dodgers pitcher who has either started or could have been reasonably expected to start this season to be placed on the injured list. Hurt, Ryan Frasso, Gonsolin, May, Sheehan, and Hurt won’t pitch until 2025 at the latest.
This is most likely the largest quantity of extremely high-quality guns I have ever worked with,” Roberts remarked. “You try your hardest to look after them and give them additional sleep, but at the moment, it’s happening a lot to us, for sure. Thankfully, we have a wealth of talented players and depth. We’ll make an effort to make up for it.
After being recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday, Landon Knack will pitch for the time being out of the bullpen. Knack has spent four stints in the top leagues this season. In his nine games, he had a 3.07 ERA and 44 innings pitched, 42 strikeouts against just 12 walks.
