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Tyler Glasnow has resumed his throwing progression as he works back from lower back spasms, per Dodger Blue. The Dodgers are taking a deliberately cautious approach this time around after the right-hander hit multiple snags during earlier stages of his rehab. Glasnow has been sidelined since May 8, when the back issue first surfaced two days prior during a start against the Houston Astros.

This has been a frustrating stretch for Glasnow, who signed a five-year, $136.5 million extension with the Dodgers ahead of the 2024 season. When healthy, he’s one of the most dominant arms in baseball — his fastball-slider combination is elite, and he posted a 3.49 ERA across 30 starts in his first full season in Dodger Blue. But durability has been the recurring asterisk on his career. He missed the entirety of the 2021 and 2022 seasons after Tommy John surgery, and various ailments have interrupted what should be a perennial Cy Young-caliber run. The back spasms initially looked minor. The Dodgers talked about a short absence. That was nearly eight weeks ago. The fact that he encountered trouble at multiple points during rehab tells you this wasn’t a simple tweak — and it explains why the organization is now describing the progression as “very cautious.”

Glasnow’s absence has put real pressure on the rest of the rotation. The Dodgers have leaned on their depth, and guys like Emmet Sheehan have had to step up (and Sheehan, to his credit, showed encouraging signs in his recent bounce-back outing against the Padres). But none of that is a substitute for what Glasnow gives you when he’s right: a legitimate ace who can match up against anyone in October. The longer he’s out, the more the front office has to consider whether rotation help becomes a trade deadline priority — a question that’s already part of the broader conversation around the Dodgers’ early deadline plans.

The word “cautious” is doing a lot of work here. I read that as the Dodgers being unwilling to rush him back only to watch him break down again. That’s the right call, even if it means we don’t see Glasnow on a major league mound until sometime in late July at the earliest — and honestly, that might be optimistic depending on how the throwing program goes. There’s no official timeline yet, and given how this rehab has gone, I wouldn’t expect the club to put one out there until he’s much further along. For now, the fact that he’s throwing again at all is a step in the right direction. We just need the steps to keep going forward this time.

For the Dodgers, getting Glasnow back healthy for the stretch run and the postseason matters far more than rushing him into a July start. This roster is built for October. But having a front-of-the-rotation arm like Glasnow available — truly available, not managing something — could be the difference between a deep run and an early exit. We’ll be tracking every bullpen session and side session from here.

Source(s): Staff (Dodger Blue) | First reported: June 30, 2026 5:05 PM UTC

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