The Los Angeles Dodgers will be without left-handed pitcher Tanner Scott for the National League Championship Series after he underwent an abscess incision this week in his lower body.
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Since Scott was removed from the team’s NL Division Series roster, he’s ineligible to be on the NLCS roster. He would, however, be eligible to be on the World Series roster if LA were to make it that far.
Manager Dave Roberts didn’t close the door on Scott potentially being on the World Series roster when speaking about his injury on Thursday.
“I still feel that the World Series — if we’re fortunate enough to get there, earn our way there — then he’ll be available,” Roberts said ahead of NLDS Game 4.
General manager Brandon Gomes provided a slightly more in-depth timeline for Scott’s return, which lines up with Roberts’ thinking.
“Sounds like anything from seven days to two weeks,” Gomes said to reporters on Thursday.
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With Game 1 of the World Series not set to take place until Oct. 24, Scott has two weeks to heal, setting him up to return according to Gomes’ timeline.
As for how the medical issue came about, Roberts said the team started noticing the problem during Tuesday evening’s workout. Gomes had a little more information than the skipper.
“It sounded like it was uncomfortable,” Gomes said. “Then we thought he was on the other side of it. And then it got worse to the point of having to have the procedure.”
Scott had a trying first season with the Dodgers after signing a four-year, $72 million deal this offseason. He made 61 appearances, sporting a 4.74 ERA with a league-high 10 blown saves. He didn’t make an appearance in either the Wild Card series against the Cincinnati Reds or NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies before being removed from the roster.
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