Emmet Sheehan is back in the Dodgers’ rotation picture, and Bobby Miller is headed back to Triple-A after a brief return to the majors.
Ahead of Monday night’s series opener against the Cincinnati Reds, the Dodgers recalled Sheehan from Triple-A Oklahoma City and put him in line to start. To make the move work on the active roster, right-hander Bobby Miller was optioned to Triple-A.
Sheehan, 26, last appeared in the big leagues on Aug. 2 against the Boston Red Sox, and that outing went sideways quickly. He couldn’t get through the third inning, giving up five runs on six hits, including three home runs. The next day, the Dodgers sent him down.
At the time, general manager Brandon Gomes framed the move as a reset.
“This is going to be a hit the reset button,” general manager Brandon Gomes said at the time. “Get back to basics, get the delivery dialed in like it was last year.
He’s been battling it a lot of this year. We’ve seen flashes of really good, and then some inconsistency.
“So taking a step back, a deep breath - nobody obviously ever wants to be sent down, but I think this is an opportunity to hit the reset button, get him in a really good place and then make sure that he’s a weapon for us moving forward.”
The numbers from Sheehan’s time with the Dodgers this season reflect that uneven stretch. In 20 starts, he has gone 4-8 with a 5.29 ERA. He has piled up 108 strikeouts against 30 walks, but the home run ball has been a problem, with 20 allowed.
His work in Triple-A Oklahoma City suggested a cleaner stretch. Over 18 innings there, he gave up three runs for a 1.50 ERA, struck out 24 and walked seven, and didn’t surrender a homer.
Sheehan was also briefly brought up to join the Dodgers bullpen during their mid-August series against the Colorado Rockies, though he never got into a game before being sent back down.
Now he gets another crack while the Dodgers are still dealing with injuries to two starters, Roki Sasaki and Eric Lauer.
Miller’s path back was a little different. He was surprisingly activated from the 60-day injured list over the weekend and returned to MLB on Sunday. In the Dodgers’ comeback win, he worked three innings, allowed one run, struck out two and threw 53 pitches.
It was his first win at the big league level since August 2024.
“Obviously, command was nowhere near where I wanted it to be in the first inning. I wish it could have been a lot better than that,” Miller said after the game.
“But, I mean, to get out of there with one run, with how my command was in that inning, pretty lucky for that. After that, I seemed to get my feet under me.
Got a little more comfortable, got the nerves out of the way.
"I think that was probably mostly it, not really feeling my legs much in that first inning. It’s been a super long time.”
For now, Miller is headed back to Triple-A for at least the next two weeks, unless an injury elsewhere opens a quicker path back. There’s still a chance he could make another appearance for the Dodgers before the regular season is over.
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