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Dodgers put Chris Taylor on IL with knee injury after all

June 25, 2023

LOS ANGELES — Wishing and hoping — and even a cortisone injection — didn’t make it so. The Dodgers couldn’t avoid putting Chris Taylor on the Injured List.

Taylor had been limited to two pinch-hit appearances over the past eight days. He went through a workout in the outfield before Sunday’s game but “it hasn’t gotten better,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of Taylor’s knee injury, which includes a bone bruise.

“You can see he’s compensating,” Roberts said. “The value of having him take an at-bat, not play defense, as opposed to giving him more time, didn’t make sense.”

The move will be back-dated to Taylor’s pinch-hit appearance Wednesday in Anaheim, so he will be eligible to return on July 2. Whether Taylor needs to go on a rehab assignment will depend on how long he is sidelined, Roberts said.

Yonny Hernandez was on the Dodgers’ taxi squad after Taylor received a cortisone injection last weekend. He returned to Triple-A Oklahoma City, went 0 for 3 there Saturday, then rejoined the Dodgers and was activated Sunday.

COMEBACK TRAILS

The Dodgers expect to get three injured players back in the week ahead.

Left-hander Julio Urias went four innings and threw 60 pitches in a rehab start for Class-A Rancho Cucamonga on Sunday. Urias allowed one run on two hits and a walk while striking out eight of the 15 batters he faced. Urias was also called for a pitch-clock violation.

Urias is expected to rejoin the Dodgers’ starting rotation next weekend during their series in Kansas City. He has been out since May 18 with a hamstring injury.

Third baseman Max Muncy took live at-bats on the field at Dodger Stadium Sunday and “had a good day,” according to Roberts.

“I can’t imagine him not being at third base on Tuesday (in Colorado). Then we’ll probably give him a day (off) on Wednesday. Then back in there on Thursday,” Roberts said of Muncy who has been out since June 11 with a hamstring injury.

Veteran reliever Daniel Hudson checked another box on his rehab assignment with OKC, pitching an “up-down” — retiring the side in one inning, then going out to start the next. He retired all four batters he faced, three on strikeouts.

udson retired 10 of the 11 batters he faced while with OKC and will now make one more rehab outing Tuesday in the Arizona Complex League, according to Roberts. He is expected to join the Dodgers in Kansas City and could be activated on Friday, almost exactly one year since he underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee.

Meanwhile, right-hander Jimmy Nelson continued his rehab with OKC Sunday, pitching a scoreless inning with a single and a strikeout.

JACKSON TRADED

The Dodgers traded right-hander Andre Jackson to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for cash considerations. Jackson was designated for assignment earlier this week.

The 27-year-old Jackson was once ranked among the Dodgers’ top pitching prospects but he was never able to establish himself at the major-league level. Over the past three seasons, he made 14 relief appearances with the Dodgers and posted a 4.15 ERA.

The Pirates assigned Jackson to Triple-A Indianapolis.