Blake Snell set for surgery to remove loose bodies from elbow. Dodgers expect him back this season
Blake Snell will undergo surgery to remove loose bodies from his left elbow, with the Los Angeles Dodgers expecting him to return this season. The two-time Cy Young Award winner recently made his season debut after missing the start due to shoulder fatigue and inflammation. Manager Dave Roberts expressed optimism about a quicker recovery, possibly similar to Tarik Skubal's recent procedure.
- ▪Blake Snell will have surgery to remove loose bodies from his left elbow.
- ▪The Los Angeles Dodgers expect Snell to return this season despite the injury.
- ▪Snell missed most of the 2025 regular season due to a shoulder injury but contributed in the playoffs.
- ▪The surgery is scheduled for Tuesday, and manager Dave Roberts indicated a quicker recovery is expected.
- ▪The Dodgers are also without closer Edwin Diaz, who had similar surgery in April.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","mainEntityOfPage":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/blake-snell-set-surgery-remove-004012480.html","headline":"Blake Snell set for surgery to remove loose bodies from elbow. Dodgers expect him back this season","datePublished":"2026-05-17T00:40:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-17T00:40:12.000Z","keywords":["Blake Snell","Los Angeles Dodgers","Dave Roberts","loose bodies","Los Angeles Angels","minimally invasive surgery","Cy Young Award","Tarik Skubal","Detroit Tigers","Edwin Diaz","Tyler Glasnow"],"description":"Blake Snell will undergo surgery to remove loose bodies from his left elbow, and the Los Angeles Dodgers expect the two-time Cy Young Award winner to return ...","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Yahoo…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Yahoo Sports.