Blake Treinen’s season is done, and the Dodgers just lost another experienced arm at the worst possible time.
The 38-year-old reliever hurt his shoulder while warming up in the bullpen Saturday in San Francisco, and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Treinen will not pitch again this season. It’s a brutal ending for a pitcher who had only recently worked his way back from a long stay on the injured list.
Treinen had returned earlier this month after dealing with inflammation in his right elbow, an issue that kept him sidelined through all of July and August. He got into seven games after coming back, giving up three earned runs across 6.2 innings. For the season, he finished 4-1 with a 3.64 ERA in 29.2 innings.
For the Dodgers, the timing hurts. Treinen had been one of the bullpen’s trusted late-inning options, working mostly in a setup role and striking out more than a batter per inning. Losing him narrows the club’s relief choices as the postseason approaches.
Treinen has been a key bullpen piece since joining Los Angeles in 2020, and his résumé with the team runs deep. In six seasons with the Dodgers, he went 23-20 with a 2.88 ERA in 222 regular-season games. He’s also one of the few players on the roster who has been part of all three of the franchise’s World Series titles this decade.
His biggest October moment came in the 2024 World Series. Treinen threw 2.1 scoreless innings in Game 5 and was the winning pitcher in the Dodgers’ championship-clinching victory over the New York Yankees.
Now a free agent at season’s end, Treinen’s future is uncertain. His age and injury history make it fair to wonder whether he’ll be back with the Dodgers or land elsewhere. In a career that began in 2014, he is 49-42 with a 2.94 ERA and 83 saves.
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