The Dodgers made a pair of roster moves before Monday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds, recalling Bobby Miller and placing Edgardo Henriquez on the 15-day injured list with low back discomfort.
Those weren’t the only changes. Los Angeles also optioned Emmet Sheehan and brought up Paul Gervase.
Miller is back for his second stint with the Dodgers after earning a win on Sept. 6 against the Washington Nationals. In that outing, he worked three innings in relief, gave up one run and struck out two.
The 27-year-old has now spent parts of four seasons in the majors with Los Angeles. Over that stretch, he has a 14-8 record and a 5.40 ERA. His best year came in 2023, when he put together career highs in wins (11), starts (22), ERA (3.76), innings pitched (124.1), strikeouts (119) and WHIP (1.10) while emerging as a potential future ace after being the organization’s top pitching prospect.
But the momentum didn’t last. Struggles in 2024 and injury problems have knocked his career off course, and he spent most of the 2026 season on the 60-day IL while working through a shoulder injury.
Miller was the Dodgers’ first-round pick in 2020, taken 29th overall out of the University of Louisville.
Henriquez’s trip to the injured list comes after he was tagged for two runs Sunday against the Marlins in 0.2 innings. He entered in the eighth trying to protect a 3-0 lead, but two singles and a walk loaded the bases before another single brought home two runs. Tanner Scott then finished the inning with a strikeout.
The 24-year-old has been one of the bright spots of the season, making 61 appearances in a breakout year. The hard-throwing right-hander is 4-1 with a 2.85 ERA and had been a candidate for more save chances as he kept handling high-leverage work.
Earlier this year, Henriquez also set a Dodgers record for the fastest pitch thrown on a strikeout.
He is in his third season with the Dodgers and has struck out 94 batters in 82.1 innings with a 2.73 ERA and a 6-2 record for his career. Los Angeles signed him as an international free agent from Cumana, Venezuela on Sept. 25, 2018.
The team did not make the move until after manager Dave Roberts had already spoken to the media, so it remains unclear how long Henriquez will be out. Because the issue is listed as back discomfort and not something involving the arm, there’s at least some hope this is a shorter stay on the IL.
Even so, losing Henriquez is a serious hit to a bullpen that has already been struggling, especially with Edwin Díaz no longer looking like an option to return soon.
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