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Dodgers Place Dalton Rushing on 10-Day IL After Throwing Setback

Imaging showed his partially torn UCL was aggravated, prompting the team to rule him out as a catcher for the season with his postseason availability left uncertain.

An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows A Dodgers player wearing number 68 and a blue helmet adjusts his batting gloves, with an umpire in the background, Image 2 shows Two Dodgers baseball players in uniform talking in the dugout
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Jul 22, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing (68) hits a home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the third inning at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • The Dodgers placed Dalton Rushing on the 10-day injured list retroactive to Sept. 5 after his right elbow flared up during a pregame throwing session Sunday and he was scratched from the lineup.
  • Manager Dave Roberts said imaging showed the partial UCL tear in Rushing’s right elbow was aggravated and that the club does not expect him to catch again this season.
  • In the corresponding roster move the Dodgers recalled Triple-A catcher Eliezer Alfonzo to provide depth behind Will Smith and Hunter Feduccia.
  • Rushing returned Sept. 1 as a hitting-only option after nearly a month on the IL for a partial UCL tear, and he appeared in four games with four at-bats before the new setback.
  • Rushing’s breakout season (.249/.332/.466 with 12 homers) makes his limited role a late-season concern because the club values his left-handed bat and his injury now clouds whether he will be available for the postseason even as a pinch-hitter.