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The 32-year-old southpaw is scheduled to throw three innings in what will be his third minor league rehab start. After this outing the Dodgers plan to evaluate him to see where he’s at. The expectation is that they’ll want him to be fully stretched out before rejoining the Dodgers’ starting rotation, which would require another couple of rehab starts.

Snell authored a strong performance in his first game action since hitting the injured list back in early April with shoulder inflammation. The 32-year-old southpaw will require a handful of additional rehab outings before he’s ready to rejoin Los Angeles’ rotation, but he’s on track to make it back at some point in August.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters Snell could be cleared for a rehab assignment based on how he comes out of Saturday’s latest throwing session. It’s the second time in the past week that the 32-year-old lefty has faced hitters in a live setting. He’ll likely need a handful of rehab starts before he’s ready to rejoin Los Angeles’ rotation mix.

If all goes well with that session, the 32-year-old southpaw is expected to be cleared to begin a minor league rehab assignment. Snell has been shelved since April due to inflammation in his shoulder, so he’s going to require several starts in the minor leagues before he’ll be an option to help out the Dodgers.

Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts told reporters afterwards that Snell will throw another live batting practice session before they consider sending him out for an extended rehab assignment. The 32-year-old southpaw figures to join the Dodgers’ rotation at some point in August.

It’ll be Snell’s first time facing hitters since landing on the shelf back in April with shoulder inflammation. The 32-year-old southpaw isn’t far away from kicking off a minor league rehab assignment, which puts him on track to make it back to Los Angeles’ rotation at some point in August.

Snell has completed a couple bullpen sessions over the last week as he continues to make gradual progress in his recovery from a shoulder issue that put him on the shelf back in early April. The 32-year-old southpaw is finally pain free and should progress to facing hitters by late June or early July, which puts him on track to return at some point in the early stages of the second half.

Snell completed his first bullpen session since April, telling reporters afterwards that he’s been pain-free for roughly two weeks now. He’s on track to throw another bullpen session on Friday to continue building up his stamina and pitch count. The 32-year-old fantasy ace remains a couple weeks away from a potential rehab assignment and is unlikely to make it back to the Dodgers’ rotation until sometime in the second half.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters Snell threw a touch and feel session over the weekend and will progress to a routine bullpen session this week. The 32-year-old fantasy ace has been on the shelf since late April due to shoulder inflammation and remains without a definitive return timetable.

This doesn’t change Snell’s timeline, as the hope is still that the 32-year-old will be able to help the Dodgers’ rotation again near the end of June. What it does do is opens a spot on the 40-man roster, and Clayton Kershaw (knee, toe) was added to that roster to make his 2025 debut against the Angels on Saturday.