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Dodgers Injury Update: Gavin Lux Set to Face Yency Almonte in Sim Game

The Dodgers slowly are getting their injured players back as infielder Gavin Lux nears his return

Ryan Menzie

Dodgers Injury Update: Gavin Lux Set to Face Yency Almonte in Sim Game
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Right things continue to happen at the right time for the Dodgers. The team clinched a playoff berth, clinched their division the next day and now look to get key pieces back into the lineup like second baseman Gavin Lux.

The team is still awaiting a return from their All-Star pitcher Tony Gonsolin, but the news of a Lux return brings good news to a team riddled with injuries all season long. Prior to his neck injury, Lux was batting a .293 with six home runs and 42 RBI's which include 18 doubles and seven triples. 

Numbers surely to boost the Dodgers lineup moving forward. Luckily for the Dodgers, Lux has progressed well and is set to face Yency Almonte in a sim game (quotes via SportsNetLA).

“Gavin is doing well. We just watched him take some velocity on the mound from a machine. I thought he was good. I think there was a little bit lost in translation. He’s going to do a simulated game (Wednesday) here at Chase, and not at CBR. He’ll face Yency and maybe another arm.”

Almonte also dealt with his fair share of injuries after reviving his career with the Dodgers. Almonte recorded just a 1.15 ERA in 31.1 innings played for the Dodgers before being sent to the IL with an elbow injury.

It remains to be seen how much longer Lux will stay out, but the signs are pointing in the right direction for his return. Dave Roberts will need to make some decisions moving forward in order to incorporate Lux back into the lineup. 

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RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Mookie Betts Favorite Moment: 2020 World Series. The Lakers won the NBA title and the Dodgers secured the World Series only a couple of months later. During such a rough time with COVID-19 and such a bleak look at how sports has tried to overcome the circumstances, it was a relief to see the night sky lit up for many nights and a makeshift parade in LA when it seemed like we needed it the most.

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