Gavin Stone injury: Dodgers' rookie starter headed to IL with shoulder injury

Stone will go on the 15-day IL with right shoulder inflammation

By Dayn Perry Sep 6, 2024 at 7:29 pm ET• 1 min read

The Los Angeles Dodgers have sustained yet another injury to a member of the rotation. This time, 25-year-old rookie right-hander Gavin Stone has landed on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. At the same time, the Dodgers optioned right-hander Michael Petersen back to Triple-A and recalled left-hander Justin Wrobleski and right-hander Landon Knack. 

According to lead executive Andrew Friedman, it's not certain that Stone will be able to pitch again in 2024. "There is just so much unknown around it," Friedman told reporters, including David Vassegh, of Stone's shoulder injury. 

Stone this season has been a useful presence in the battered Dodger rotation. Across 25 starts and 140 1/3 innings in 2024, Stone has pitched to a 3.53 ERA (112 ERA+) with an FIP of 4.03. The former fifth-rounder was a semi-regular presence on overall top-100 prospects lists while coming up through the Dodgers' system.