Dodgers juggle Ohtani’s knee, Glasnow’s shutdown, Ward’s window
Sunday, June 14, 2026 · 5 min
Dodgers injuries keep driving the roster: Shohei Ohtani sat Friday with knee inflammation, Tyler Glasnow has been moved to the 60-day IL, and Ryan Ward’s brief Freddie Freeman paternity-list window raises real bench-depth questions.
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Dodgers injuries keep driving the roster: Shohei Ohtani sat Friday with knee inflammation, Tyler Glasnow has been moved to the 60-day IL, and Ryan Ward’s brief Freddie Freeman paternity-list window raises real bench-depth questions.
In this episode
- Step Back — Ryan Ward has been crushing Triple-A pitching for a while, but this call-up comes through Freddie Freeman’s paternity-list opening — what would the Dodgers actually need to see in this tiny window for Ward to become more than a short-term bench bat, and whose playing time or roster spot could that realistically affect?
Background sources
- Dodgers call up slugger Ryan Ward, last year's Pacific Coast League MVP, put Freddie Freeman on paternity list - AOL — AOL
- Ryan Ward Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News | MiLB.com — MiLB.com
- Dodgers' Ryan Ward: Back in Triple-A - CBS Sports — Cbssports
- Dodgers' Ryan Ward Earns Long-Awaited Callup — Bill Plunkett
- Dodgers GM Reveals Why Ryan Ward Got Call-Up Over Top Prospect James Tibbs III - Yahoo Sports — Sam Garcia Sat, May 30, 2026 at 9:45 PM UTC · 2 min read
- Dodgers' 28-Year-Old Prospect Turning Heads in First Opportunity at MLB Level — Si
- Dodgers injuries | True Blue LA — True Blue LA
  # Dodgers injuries Every injury of Los Angeles Dodgers players, including actual stints on the injured lists and minor league rehab assignments, or even minor maladies that might…