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Brusdar Graterol expected to miss half of 2025 season after shoulder surgery

BRONX, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 30, 2024: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Brusdar Graterol (48) pitches in the sixth inning. Game 5 of the World Series against the Yankees at Yankees Stadium in New York City Wednesday, October 30 2024. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
Dodgers pitcher Brusdar Graterol pitches during Game 5 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium last month. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Dodgers reliever Brusdar Graterol is expected to miss the first half of next season after undergoing surgery Thursday on the labrum in his right shoulder, the team announced.

Graterol’s surgery comes after a season plagued by shoulder troubles, in which he made just seven regular-season outings and missed the first two rounds of the playoffs.

The 26-year-old right-hander was effective in his brief stints, posting a 2.45 earned-run average in the regular season and giving up just one run in three World Series appearances.

His anticipated absence to start next season highlights the Dodgers’ need to bolster their bullpen this offseason. Another right-hander, Daniel Hudson, announced his retirement after the World Series.

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This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.