{"id":602351,"date":"2026-03-02T21:54:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/602351\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T21:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:54:24","slug":"dodgers-gavin-stone-suffers-setback-after-recovery-from-500-day-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/602351\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers\u2019 Gavin Stone Suffers Setback After Recovery From 500-Day Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> starting pitcher Gavin Stone worked his way back from a serious shoulder procedure to pitch for the first time in almost two years in Spring Training.<\/p>\n

He has seemingly suffered a setback and has stopped throwing, likely ruling him out for the opening-day rotation.<\/p>\n

Stone, per Jack Harris of The California Post<\/a>, was experiencing shoulder soreness after his start in spring ball and following a bullpen session, prompting the team to halt his throwing.<\/p>\n

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He had more than 500 days in between starts from when he stepped on the mound in 2024 and his more recent outing.<\/p>\n

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Feb 24, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Gavin Stone against the Cleveland Guardians during a spring training game at Camelback Ranch-Glendale. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Stone pitched one inning, getting two strikeouts and retiring all three batters quite easily. His full pitch arsenal looked sharp, especially the change-up that he is known for.<\/p>\n

He had an 11-5 record with a 3.53 ERA in 25 starts back in 2024 before his injury, which was a total of 180, up from his rookie year when he flat-out struggled.<\/p>\n

Gavin Stone\u2019s One Outing in 2026<\/p>\n

His 2026 debut was much anticipated, especially for the young pitcher who wanted to bust off the cob webs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was awesome,\u201d\u00a0Stone said to SportsNet LA\u2019s Kirsten Watson<\/a>. \u201cConsidering the whole rehab process, how long it took, the surgery I had. It was amazing to finally get back out there and do what I love doing.<\/p>\n

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\u201d\u2026As long as I could replicate the stuff I had in \u201824 I knew I\u2019d be okay. Getting back to that point, working on the velo\u2026 I\u2019m just ready to go out there and get outs for the guys. I don\u2019t really care about personal accomplishments or what I do out there as long as I can get outs for the guys as long as we can push for a three-peat.\u201d<\/p>\n

The injury ended up being a total reconstruction, a procedure that was worse than initially expected<\/a>, leading to his extended time on the injured list.<\/p>\n

Hopefully for the Dodgers and Stone, it is a minor development and does not lead to something further.<\/p>\n

Shoulder injuries are serious for pitchers, and they can lead to some nervousness and trepidation, even if it is not totally warranted.<\/p>\n

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It could just be skiddishness from the Dodgers and Stone, especially with a season-long outlook, though the Dodgers are already going to miss Blake Snell early on and can ill afford to lose other starters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Gavin Stone worked his way back from a serious shoulder procedure to pitch…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":602352,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2380],"tags":[5,114,135,51,2565,1523,538,29213,57,4,39419,151],"class_list":["post-602351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cleveland-guardians","tag-baseball","tag-blake-snell","tag-cleveland","tag-cleveland-guardians","tag-clevelandguardians","tag-gavin-stone","tag-guardians","tag-jack-harris","tag-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-mlb","tag-shoulder-soreness","tag-spring-training"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116161810716795951","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=602351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/602351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/602352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=602351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=602351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=602351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}