PHILADELPHIA -- The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled right-handed pitcher Matt Sauer and placed left-handed pitcher Blake Snell on the injured list with left shoulder inflammation, retroactive to April 3.
The Dodgers recalled RHP Matt Sauer and placed LHP Blake Snell on the injured list with left shoulder inflammation, retroactive to April 3. #Dodgers / @SportingTrib
— Adrian Medina (@AdrianMedina_16) April 6, 2025
Sauer, 26, was on the Tokyo Series roster but did not appear in a game. The non-roster invitee made four appearances in Spring Training, striking out eight batters in 7.2 innings. He made one start for Triple-A Oklahoma City, allowing one run in 3.0 innings. Last season, he made his Major League debut in 2024 as a member of the Kansas City Royals and went 0-0 with a 7.71 ERA in 14 games. In seven minor league seasons, he is 22-27 with a 4.36 ERA and 451 strikeouts. He was originally drafted by the Yankees in the second round of the 2017 First Year Player Draft out of Ernest Righetti High School (Santa Maria, Calif.).
Matt Sauer with his first K #Dodgers pic.twitter.com/nUaSAc2Kfg
— Lucasparmenter23 (@Lucasparmenter0) March 16, 2025
Snell, 32, has made two starts for the Dodgers this season, and he is 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA. The southpaw went 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA in 20 starts last season with the San Francisco Giants. In 10 Major League seasons, he is 77-58 with a 3.18 ERA and 1,372 strikeouts in 1,105.2 innings. The two-time Cy Young award winner signed a five-year $182 million contract with the Dodgers on November 30, 2024.
Blake Snell, Dirty 82mph Curveball. 😨 pic.twitter.com/fYpflPg4JZ
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 27, 2025