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Dodgers’ Blake Snell update is bad news for NL West, MLB hitters<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> are getting a two-time Cy Young Award winner back from injury on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Jack Harris of The California Post <\/a>reports that left-hander Blake Snell<\/a> has been reinstated from the 15-day injured list and will start Saturday’s game.<\/p>\n

Snell, 33, will be making his season debut after dealing with shoulder fatigue. When healthy, he’s one of the best starting pitchers in baseball, adding an All-Star arm to an already loaded Los Angeles<\/a> rotation.<\/p>\n

In 2025, Snell made 11 starts and posted a 2.35 ERA with 72 strikeouts in 61.1 innings. Walks continue to be a glaring issue, keeping him from pitching deep into ballgames.<\/p>\n

He relies heavily on a four-seam fastball<\/a>, changeup, and curveball, throwing his slider just 11% of the time.<\/p>\n

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As back-to-back World Series champions, the Dodgers already have several stars on their roster, even without Snell.<\/p>\n

His return<\/a> will make them that much harder to face, especially if he can stay healthy for a potential three or five-game postseason series.<\/p>\n

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