The Dodgers announced that right-hander underwent surgery on the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow yesterday. They didnt announced whether it was full Tommy John surgery or the internal brace alternative, but a source tells Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic that it was TJS, which Ardaya relayed . Sheehan, 24, was slated to compete for a rotation spot coming into this year. But in early March, he experienced some Keston Hiura Jersey shoulder discomfort and general sorene s, which led manager Dave Roberts to that Sheehan would be starting the season on the injured list. Though it was a shoulder injury that initially was the problem, when he was placed on the IL, his injury was described as forearm inflammation. He was transferred to the 60-day IL in late March when the club selected to the roster. In mid-April, he began throwing to live hitters but Roberts his arm hasnt been responding the way team staff had hoped. The club hasnt provided any details about Sheehan to the public in about a month but it seems that a determination was made behind the scenes that he would require surgery. Its obviously an unfortunate blow for both Sheehan and the team. The righty made his major league debut last year age the age of 23. He to sed 60 1/3 innings for the Dodgers over 11 starts and two relief appearances. He allowed 4.92 earned runs per nine innings in that time, striking out 25.8% of batters faced while i suing walks at a 10.5% clip. He had been even better in the minors, with a 2.43 ERA in 2023 and a 2.91 mark the year prior. Given those strong minor league numbers and his youth, it would have been fair to think a step forward in the major leagues was forthcoming in 2024. Instead, it will now go down as a lost season for Sheehan. If theres one silver lining for him, its that hell stay on the 60-day injured list all season, collecting major league pay and service time. He will mi s a portion of 2025 as well, depending on the eventual progre sion of his rehab. For the Dodgers, this will further add to the number of days mi sed by pitchers on their staff this year. Sheehan is one of 11 Dodgers pitchers currently on the injured list, joined by , , , , , , , , and . Some of those injuries were known coming into the year, as a few of those guys underwent significant surgeries last year. Still, its remarkable that the club hasnt been hurt too much by all that talent thats not currently on the roster. The Dodgers are 29-16 right now and have a 7.5-game lead in the National League West. Their pitching staff has a collective ERA of 3.16, which is third in the league, behind only the Red Sox and Yankees. The starting staff currently consists of , , , and , though the club is also doing occasional bullpen games to give each pitcher five days off between outings. Thats led to guys like , and picking up bulk work here and there. Sheehans surgery means he wont be able to return later in the year for extra depth, so the Dodgers will be hoping some of the other ten guys on the injured list are able to make it back to the club before the injury bug bites them again. Christian Yelich Jersey