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Dodger News: Blake Treinen Taking Longer to Bounce Back Than Originally Hoped

Dodgers pitcher Blake Treinen has been dealing with a lingering shoulder injury since early September

Ryan Menzie

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The Dodgers remain one of the hottest teams in baseball as they continue to scorch their way into the postseason. While the team continues to dominate, a return for their key bullpen pitcher Blake Treinen seemed to be in the cards but unfortunately recent news speculates Treinen may need a bit more time.

The former All-Star had been out for over four months due to should inflammation before being activated again this month. After about two weeks, Dave Roberts announced Treinen won't be picking up a ball in the coming days.

Unfortunate news for the team as Treinen hasn't seemed to bounce back as quickly as they had originally hoped.

After appearing in 72 games last season recording seven saves with a 1.99 ERA, Treinen has just appeared in five games this season. Despite the impressive 2021 season, Treinen hasn't fully lived up to the expectations hoped for when the Dodgers signed him to a three year $24 million deal. 

As proven from his lone All-Star appearance in 2018 where he notched 100 strikeouts for the only time in his career with a 0.78 ERA in 68 games, the talents of Treinen are there and have been enough to keep in on the Dodgers roster for this long.

The hope is Treinen can have a potential postseason role, but with the setback it's hard to imagine bringing him back in time for any major moments. For now, all the Dodgers can do is continue to monitor the extent of Treinen's injuries and hope there are no more setbacks moving forward. 

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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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