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The Dodgers head into the All-Star break still missing three significant pieces. Tyler Glasnow has been on the injured list since May 8 with lower back spasms, and what the team initially expected to be a relatively quick return has been derailed by multiple setbacks, per Dodger Blue staff. Meanwhile, Blake Snell and closer Edwin Díaz also remain out, leaving real questions about when — or whether — the Dodgers get any of them back in a meaningful window.

Glasnow’s situation is the most frustrating of the three. He signed with the Dodgers ahead of the 2024 season and was a dominant force when healthy, pairing a triple-digit fastball with one of the nastiest curveballs in the sport. But durability has been the constant asterisk on his career. He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2021 and has dealt with a parade of soft-tissue issues since. Back spasms in early May didn’t seem catastrophic at the time, but the fact that he’s now more than two months removed from that initial IL stint — with multiple setbacks along the way — is genuinely concerning. When Glasnow is right, he’s a front-of-the-rotation arm. The problem is keeping him right.

Snell’s absence has been expected and planned for. He underwent elbow surgery earlier this year, and as we recently covered, that procedure unexpectedly resolved chronic shoulder pain that had been nagging him. That’s the silver lining. The timeline for his return, though, still doesn’t have a firm date. Snell was brilliant down the stretch for the Dodgers during their 2024 championship run, and getting him back healthy — truly healthy, shoulder included — would be a massive second-half boost. But we’re not there yet.

Díaz’s rehab has been the subject of recent updates from Dave Roberts, and the early returns have been encouraging. The former Mets closer came to the Dodgers with the expectation that he’d lock down the ninth inning, and when he’s on, few relievers in baseball are more dominant. His slider remains one of the most unhittable pitches in the game. The question is whether his arm cooperates long enough for him to fill that role down the stretch and into October.

The big picture here is straightforward: the Dodgers have built one of the deepest rosters in baseball, and they’ve managed to hold things together without these three. The pitching staff has absorbed the losses reasonably well, with guys like Roki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto anchoring the rotation and Alex Wrobleski stepping up. But there’s a real difference between surviving the regular season and being built for a playoff run. Getting Glasnow, Snell, and Díaz back — even two of the three — changes the complexion of this team considerably. Glasnow’s setbacks are the one I’m watching most closely, because repeated back issues for a pitcher with his injury history can spiral quickly. We need good news there, and we haven’t gotten it yet.

Source(s): Staff (Dodger Blue) | First reported: July 12, 2026 5:26 PM UTC

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