Dodgers right-hander announced today ( ) that he underwent shoulder surgery yesterday, though without a return timeline. The club later announced that Graterol underwent right shoulder labrum surgery and isnt expected back on the mound until the second half of the 2025 season. The news doesnt come as a shock, as Graterol trudged through an injury-marred 2024 season, primarily due to that shoulder. He went on the injured list at the beginning of the season with a combination of hip tightne s and right shoulder inflammation. The shoulder i sue was significant enough that he wasnt able to return until August. In his very first game of the season, he suffered a right hamstring strain that sent him back to the IL. He was activated in September but then went back on the IL yet again with more shoulder inflammation. He mi sed most of the postseason but was activated for the World Series. The righty finished the year with le s than 10 innings pitched. He to sed 7 1/3 frames in the regular season and then added another 2 1/3 in the World Series. Though he fought through the i sue enough to get on the mound a few times, he was never able to Colton Cowser Jersey stay healthy for long and its now clear the i sue required surgical attention. Prior to 2024, Graterol had established himself as a key piece of the Dodger bullpen. He posted a 2.69 earned run average over 171 appearances from 2020 to 2023. His 18.9% strikeout rate in that time was below average but his 5.5% walk rate was quite low and he got grounders at an elite rate of 62.5%. Among pitchers with at least 170 innings pitched in that time, only , and has better grounder rates. Though he was able to contribute to the World Series victory and get himself a ring, 2024 was mostly a lost season for Graterol and he will now mi s at least half of 2025 as well. He still has two arbitration seasons left but the injuries will prevent him from significantly raising his salary. He made $2.7MM this year and projects him for the same figure in 2025. His ability to push that farther north in 2026 will depend on how much time he ultimately mi ses in the coming season and how he performs when healthy. For the Dodgers, its po sible that this surgery increases their desire to add to their pitching staff. They are already expected to start 2025 with , , and on the injured list due to surgeries performed earlier in 2024 and now Graterols name can be added to that list. They just lost , , , , and to free agency. Kershaw will almost certainly re-sign but also just underwent surgery, while Hudson certainly wont re-sign since hes now retired. Jonathan Heasley Jersey