{"id":107166,"date":"2025-09-15T20:16:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T00:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=107166"},"modified":"2025-09-15T20:16:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T00:16:27","slug":"dodgers-brock-stewart-begins-rehab-assignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/09\/15\/dodgers-brock-stewart-begins-rehab-assignment\/","title":{"rendered":"Vital Dodgers Bullpen Arm to Return Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed relief pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stewabr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-15_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brock Stewart<\/a> is set to join Triple-A Oklahoma City on a rehab assignment, according to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. He could be activated this weekend in the regular season home series finale against the San Francisco Giants.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_107174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107174\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-107174\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26780258_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26780258_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26780258_168400885_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26780258_168400885_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26780258_168400885_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26780258_168400885_lowres-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26780258_168400885_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/09\/USATSI_26780258_168400885_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-107174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aug 4, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Brock Stewart (41) delivers a pitch in the top of the ninth inning during an MLB game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Brock Stewart to Begin Rehab Assignment for Dodgers<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Brock Stewart is heading out to Tacoma to meet OKC and start his rehab assignment. Plan is to throw Tuesday and Thursday and then get activated. Said his shoulder feels \u201cgood, solid\u201d since latest cortisone shot. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/warxpUTEUw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/warxpUTEUw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabianArdaya\/status\/1967713743716098121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Is He Healthy?<\/h3>\n<p>Stewart <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/31\/dodgers-acquire-reliever-brock-stewart-twins\/\" target=\"_self\">was acquired<\/a> at the July 31 trade deadline from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for outfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/outmaja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-15_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Outman<\/a>. He was once a Dodgers starter. However, he was traded away and evolved into a high-leverage reliever, specifically against right-handed batters. The only drawback of Stewart&#8217;s career is that he has struggled to stay healthy. Shortly after donning Dodger Blue, he was put on the injured list with a cranky shoulder. Since Stewart received a cortisone shot, he has felt &#8220;good.&#8221; Manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/roberda07.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Roberts<\/a> said that Stewart will pitch on Tuesday and Thursday. If all goes well, he will rejoin the Dodgers sometime after that.<\/p>\n<h3>The Missing Link<\/h3>\n<p>The Dodgers <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/05\/30\/dodgers-evan-phillips-tommy-john-surgery\/\" target=\"_self\">lost<\/a> closer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/phillev01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-15_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evan Phillips<\/a> early this year to Tommy John surgery. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/treinbl01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-15_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blake Treinen<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kopecmi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-15_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Kopech<\/a> have missed <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/05\/01\/dodgers-pitching-injuries-treinen-kopech\/\" target=\"_self\">extended time<\/a> as well. To add insult to injury, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/y\/yateski01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-15_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kirby Yates<\/a>, who has also been injured, has not been effective. He sports an ERA well over five. As a result, Los Angeles has struggled to find a shutdown reliever from the right side for most of the season. If healthy, Stewart would be a much-needed stabilizer in the bullpen.<\/p>\n<h3>How Effective Can He Be?<\/h3>\n<p>In his time as a reliever in Minnesota, Stewart was able to strike out 30% of batters faced. This is likely due to an uptick in his fastball paired with a filthy sweeper. This led to an avoidance of hard contact as well as an ERA of 2.38. If Stewart is able to replicate that for the rest of the season, the Dodgers would be very happy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed relief pitcher Brock Stewart is set to join Triple-A Oklahoma City on a rehab assignment, according to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. He could be activated this weekend in the regular season home series finale against the San Francisco Giants. 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