Gavin Stone was the reply to a trivia query in 2024, as he led a championship staff in each begins (25) and innings pitched (140 1/3), however didn’t pitch throughout the postseason.
The right-hander had shoulder surgery in October 2024, which not solely worn out a possible playoff run but additionally your entire 2025 season as properly. Stone in 2025 was the primary Dodger to be positioned on the 60-day injured listing, on February 11 simply after spring coaching opened to make room for the return of Kiké Hernández.
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How quickly Stone is ready to return subsequent yr stays to be seen, however his surgical procedure was a significant one, repairing each the capsule, labrum, and rotator cuff of his proper shoulder. Stone explained the procedure to Matthew Moreno of Dodger Blue during spring training:
“The capsule was a big thing. I don’t necessarily know what happened, but the capsule was being scraped by the bone, or something like that. And they did a partial labrum and partial rotator as well. Basically a new shoulder. Just trying to get healthy right now and get stronger is the main aspect.”
Looking by way of the Baseball Prospectus injury recovery dashboard, listed here are just a few latest pitchers who had capsule surgical procedure in the previous couple of years:
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Brandon Woodruff: surgical procedure in November 2023, again in majors July 2025
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Kyle Wright: surgical procedure October 2023, again in minors May 2025, minor league IL from July to finish of season
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Sam Hentges: surgical procedure September 2024, didn’t pitch in 2025
Stone is considered one of a number of Dodgers pitchers who spent your entire 2025 season on the injured listing, together with Brusdar Graterol, River Ryan, Kyle Hurt, and Michael Grove. All are ostensibly within the combine for taking part in time in some unspecified time in the future in 2026 after getting back from surgical procedure, aside from Grove, who was sent outright to the minors off the 40-man roster on November 6 and subsequently turned a minor league free agent.
2025 stats
Age: 26
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Stats: didn’t pitch
Salary: $780,000
Roster standing
Stone has two years, 34 days of major league service time, and two possibility years remaining.