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Tyler Glasnow made his first rehab start with Double-A Ontario on Tuesday and looked sharp, per DodgersBeat. It’s the first significant step in his return to the Dodgers’ rotation, and by all early accounts, the outing went well.

Glasnow has been one of the most electric — and most frequently sidelined — arms in baseball over the past several years. He came to the Dodgers before the 2024 season and was outstanding when healthy, pairing a triple-digit fastball with a devastating curveball that makes him one of the most unhittable pitchers in the game at his best. But his injury history is long and well-documented, stretching back to his Tommy John surgery during his time with the Rays and continuing through various setbacks since. When Glasnow is on a mound, he’s a legitimate frontline starter. The challenge has always been keeping him on one consistently.

The fact that this was a rehab assignment with Ontario — not a simulated game or a bullpen session — matters. Rehab starts mean facing live hitters in a real game environment, with pitch counts and workload monitored carefully. It’s a different animal than throwing off a mound to a catcher in an empty stadium. That Glasnow came through it looking sharp is exactly what we needed to hear. It doesn’t guarantee a smooth path back to the big league roster, but it’s the necessary first checkpoint, and he cleared it.

For the Dodgers, this couldn’t come at a better time. The rotation has been in flux all season, with injuries forcing a parade of starters and bullpen games. We just acquired Tarik Skubal in a blockbuster deal — he makes his debut Tuesday at Wrigley — and Eric Lauer has been slotted in going forward. Getting Glasnow back healthy would give the Dodgers a rotation that suddenly looks as deep and dangerous as any in baseball. Imagine rolling out Glasnow, Skubal, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto at the top of a playoff rotation. That’s the kind of ceiling we’re talking about.

I want to be careful not to get ahead of ourselves here. It’s one rehab start. The Dodgers will be cautious — they should be cautious — and there will likely be at least one or two more outings in the minors before any conversation about a return date gets serious. But this is genuinely encouraging. Glasnow being sharp, not just healthy but actually sharp, in his first time facing hitters is a great sign. We’ll be tracking every step of this rehab closely.

Source(s): DodgersBeat | First reported: August 4, 2026 10:27 PM UTC

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