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Dodgers Injury Update: Gavin Lux Joining Alternate Training Site

Matthew Moreno
3 Min Read
Allan Henry/USA TODAY Sports

The Los Angeles Dodgers have yet to be fully healthy this season, with Cody Bellinger, Mookie Betts, Brusdar Graterol and Gavin Lux among those to miss time due to injury. The likes of Bellinger, Graterol and Lux have each spent time on the 10-day injured list.

Graterol was inactive to begin the regular season, while Bellinger landed on the IL in early April and Lux suffered the same fate more recently. He was scratched from last Thursday’s game due to right wrist soreness and went on the IL two days later.

The bulk of Lux’s trouble with the wrist has been swinging the bat, but he’s made strides and is now on the verge of clearing that hurdle at the team’s alternate trining site that has been established at Camelback Ranch.

“He’s going to drive out to Arizona, I think tonight, and he’ll take at-bats Friday and Saturday,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “See how Sunday is, if need be will take some at-bats on Sunday and then come join us on Monday if all goes well.”

Lux being activated off the IL on Monday has been the target date since he was sidelined. Over the past few days he’s continued to field grounders and throw during batting practice. On Thursday that encompassed doing so at shortstop before the series opener against the San Diego Padres.

When will Kelly return?

Joe Kelly joined Graterol in beginning the season on the 10-day IL, but his timetable for his return has been much more unclear. Kelly’s official diagnosis is right shoulder inflammation, and Roberts has regularly said when he would be activated is unknown.

“I don’t think surgery is an option,” Roberts said. “I’m looking forward to getting Joe back at some point soon. Soon, what that is, I don’t know. Everything I know is that he’s at the alt. site and he’s kind of working and progressing each day.”

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Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Managing Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com