Snell's Rehab: Two Innings, On Track for May Return

0:00On April 23rd, Blake Snow took a big step in his rehab from left shoulder fatigue, throwing his first game action this year with single A Ontario. The Dodgers left he went two innings on Wednesday night, right on plan after topping out at two frames in live batting practice. Manager Dave Roberts had eyeed three innings, but two was the smart call to ease him back without overdoing it. In the first inning, Snow navigated a single in a walk by flipping a double play and popping out the runner on third. He's got bumpy in the second when all four batters reached base, including errors behind him that let two runs cross the plate. Reliever Akemias Morales cleaned up the runners he left on. This comes after Snow started the season on the 15-day injured list with that same shoulder issue. Last year, he missed four months with inflammation there and never felt fully right. Still, in his first year of that 5-year $182 million deal, he posted a sharp 2.35 ERA over 11 starts.

1:00Plus strong playoff numbers. Now the goal is stretching him to five innings and about 75 pitches before he rejoins the Dodgers. With two innings under his belt, he has at least three more rehab outings lined up, keeping him on pace for an activation by late May. Dodgers fans can breathe a bit easier, knowing Snow's building momentum without setbacks, setting the stage for a full return to that Ace form soon. MLB News today, powered by AI bringing you what matters on the diamond, I'm Corey with the story.