River Ryan is one of the top youngsters that the Los Angeles Dodgers have, and he will unfortunately have to miss the rest of the season because of Tommy John surgery. Ryan made his debut back on July 22nd against the San Francisco Giants, and he has pitched in three other games since then. The Dodgers have won all four games that he has started, but Ryan has gotten the win in just one, making his record 1-0.
“River Ryan will undergo season ending Tommy John surgery,” David Vassegh said in a tweet.
In four games with the Dodgers, River Ryan posted a 1.33 ERA, and he has struck out 18 batters and walked nine. Ryan has a very bright future and hopefully he can make a speedy recovery.
Ryan looked very impressive in the four games that he did start before his injury. He gave up zero earned runs in 5.1 innings against the Giants, striking out two and walking three. Against the Houston Astros, he gave up one earned run while striking out eight and walking three over 5.2 innings. He then gave up two earned runs in 4.2 innings against the Oakland Athletics and struck out four and walked three. In his last start against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Ryan gave up zero earned runs in 4.2 innings. He struck out four and walked none.
That is an impressive way to start out a career, and it is a shame that we won't be able to see Ryan finish off the 2024 season.
Ryan looked great in those four games, but the one concern was the amount of free bases that he gave up as he walked three in three out of four games. The Dodgers would certainly like to see some more control there, but he kept guys from scoring runs, and that's the most important thing. If he can get those walk numbers down in the future, he will be tough to hit.
This injury news is incredibly unfortunate for the Dodgers, but Ryan still has a very bright future and LA fans should be excited about it.
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