{
  "id": 9053361,
  "title": "Dodgers Get Injured All-Star Back Immediately Before Huge Series",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/dodgers-get-injured-all-star-back-immediately-before-huge-series",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T01:26:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/sports/mlb/dodgers-get-injured-all-star-back-immediately-before-huge-series-12470445"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Los Angeles Dodgers activated two key players from their injured list just days before a crucial three-game series against the San Diego Padres. Right-hander Roki Sasaki and outfielder Andy Pages were both called back up. To accommodate the return of these two key players, the Dodgers optioned right-hander Emmet Sheehan and catcher Eliezer Alfonzo to their Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City. Sasaki, 24, had been sidelined since late August due to a blister on his throwing hand but had been pitching well before his injury, with a 4.60 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 23 starts this season. Pages, 25, missed nearly a month with a fractured right hand after being hit by a fastball from Pittsburgh's Bubba Chandler in August. He has since returned with a .272 batting average, 21 home runs, 80 RBIs and a .797 OPS. The return of Sasaki and Pages adds valuable offensive and pitching firepower to the Dodgers' lineup as they prepare for the postseason.",
  "summary": "The Dodgers activated two key players from the injured list immediately before hosting the Padres.",
  "key_points": [
    "Dodgers activate Roki Sasaki and Andy Pages from injured list",
    "Sasaki returns after blister injury, 4.60 ERA, 117 strikeouts",
    "Pages returns after hand fracture, .272 batting average, 21 HR"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The Dodgers' immediate activation of Roki Sasaki and Andy Pages from the injured list bolsters their lineup with added pitching and offensive firepower as they head into a crucial series against the Padres.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}