Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen was convinced at one point that the shoulder injury he sustained in April would keep him out until next season.
Julio Urías allows two hits over six innings and Trea Turner, Mookie Betts and Will Smith hit home runs in the Dodgers’ 12-1 win over the San Diego Padres.Treinen, who had entered 2022 as the Dodgers’ most trusted reliever, took some time to consider his options but“Obviously this organization was great and … they gave me multiple opinions and multiple doctors that have been around that injury to help me make the best decision for myself,” Treinen said.
He also benefitted from conversations with pitching coach Mark Prior, whose own playing career came to an end in part because of a torn shoulder capsule.The recovery wasn’t easy. Treinen said he had “to actually throw the crap out of the ball — for lack of a better term — in long toss instead of just guiding my arm to a slot and trying to keep it from having soreness or pain.”
Treinen wasn’t dominant during his stint in Oklahoma City, giving up five runs in six innings despite striking out nine batters and walking only one. His velocity fluctuated, with his fastball sometimes dipping as low as 92 mph. “If I can compete with the right action [on my pitches], to me it doesn’t matter if my velo is averaging 95-96 versus 96-98 [mph],” he said. “It wouldn’t matter to me, as long as I can execute and have the action I had in the past.”
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