{"id":90118,"date":"2025-06-09T05:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T05:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/90118\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T05:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T05:08:11","slug":"dodgers-send-message-after-michael-kopechs-return-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/90118\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Send Message After Michael Kopech’s Return on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dodgers Send Message After Michael Kopech’s Return on Sunday<\/a> originally appeared on Athlon Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Dodgers not only picked up a 7\u20133 win on Sunday to stay atop the National League West, but they also welcomed back one of their key bullpen arms.<\/p>\n

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Michael Kopech, a vital part of the Dodgers\u2019 2025 World Series run, made his first appearance of the season after returning from injury. Acquired in a multi-player deal in July 2024, the hard-throwing righthander took the mound in St. Louis and needed just nine pitches to get through the ninth inning. He allowed one hit and struck out a batter.<\/p>\n

Following the game, the Dodgers shared a simple message:<\/p>\n

“Welcome back, Michael!”<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old made his MLB debut in 2018 with the White Sox. Last season, he split time between the White Sox and Dodgers, appearing in 67 games<\/a> and tossing 67.2 innings. While his win-loss record was 6\u20138, he posted a 3.46 ERA.<\/p>\n

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In 24 games with Los Angeles, Kopech was especially dominant, finishing with a 1.13 ERA. During the postseason, he made 10 appearances, going 1\u20131 with a 3.00 ERA over nine innings. He allowed just five hits, walked seven, and struck out 10.<\/p>\n

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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Michael Kopech (45).Brad Penner-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

The Dodgers\u2019 pitching staff has been hit hard by injuries this season, and the team currently ranks 23rd in MLB with a 4.13 ERA. Kopech\u2019s return could provide much-needed stability in late-game situations.<\/p>\n

Kopech hopes to help a Dodgers bullpen that has seen Tanner Scott blow five games\u00a0this season. Scott has 11 saves to lead the team.<\/p>\n

Next up, the Dodgers will return to California, though not quite home. They\u2019ll begin a three-game road series against the San Diego Padres on Monday. After that, they are back home for a series with the Giants starting on Friday.<\/p>\n

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Related: Shohei Ohtani Reacts to Dodgers\u2019 Max Muncy Announcement<\/a><\/p>\n

Related: Juan Soto\u2019s Behavior Toward Starling Marte Catches Attention on Friday<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Jun 9, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dodgers Send Message After Michael Kopech’s Return on Sunday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Los Angeles Dodgers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":90119,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2406],"tags":[5,39,1165,4332,4333,774,57,3224,4331,1149,4,1819,18,673,1089,396],"class_list":{"0":"post-90118","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-dodgers","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-dodgers","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-la-dodgers","12":"tag-ladodgers","13":"tag-los-angeles","14":"tag-los-angeles-dodgers","15":"tag-losangeles","16":"tag-losangelesdodgers","17":"tag-michael-kopech","18":"tag-mlb","19":"tag-national-league-west","20":"tag-san-diego-padres","21":"tag-st-louis","22":"tag-tanner-scott","23":"tag-white-sox"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/114651680336079538","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90118","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=90118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}