Tommy Edman set to begin final step in rehab from ankle surgery
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Tommy Edman set to begin final step in rehab from ankle surgery
Tommy Edman has missed the season due to lingering right ankle soreness from offseason surgery. He was seen running the bases at Petco Park and is expected to begin a rehab assignment next week. The plan includes taking at-bats at the Arizona facility before going to another location, though the assignment site and activation timing are not confirmed. Edman was transferred to the 60-day injured list on May 9, which allowed the Dodgers to add Charlie Barnes to the 40-man roster. He is not eligible to be activated until Sunday, and a minor setback has slightly delayed his timeline. Once he returns, he can resume a utility role but is likely to play most games at second base, with Miguel Rojas, Alex Freeland, Hyeseong Kim, and Santiago Espinal covering in the interim. Blake Snell returned for one start before being placed back on the injured list retroactive to May 12 after successful nanoneedle surgery on his left elbow, with no concrete return timeline provided.
""I think as we go out to Milwaukee, I think he is on his way to Phoenix to start taking some at-bats at the Arizona facility," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts began. "And then the plan is for him to go out somewhere. I'm not sure where, though. I think that would be next week.""
"While the Dodgers have one player heading toward a return to the active roster, they have another headed the opposite way, back to the injured list. Blake Snell's time back in L.A.'s rotation lasted one start, as he was placed back on the injured list retroactive to May 12. Snell was placed on the 15-day IL to address loose bodies in his left elbow. The left-hander underwent a successful nanoneedle surgery on Tuesday, but the team does not have a concrete timeline for his retu"
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