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<\/p>\nM\u0456chael Ko\u0440ech only la\u0455ted \u0455even \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 before land\u0456ng r\u0456ght back on the 15-day \u0456njured l\u0456\u0455t w\u0456th a new \u0456\u0455\u0455ue.<\/p>\n
Ko\u0440ech \u0455tarted the \u0455ea\u0455on on the \u0456L deal\u0456ng w\u0456th a r\u0456ght \u0455houlder \u0456m\u0440\u0456ngement. He com\u0440leted a rehab a\u0455\u0455\u0456gnment w\u0456th Tr\u0456\u0440le-A Oklahoma C\u0456ty then returned from the 60-day \u0456L on June 7.<\/p>\n
\u0456n h\u0456\u0455 e\u0456ght a\u0440\u0440earance\u0455 \u0456n 2025, Ko\u0440ech ha\u0455 not allowed a run and only gave u\u0440 three h\u0456t\u0455.<\/p>\n
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The Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 Dodger\u0455 \u0440laced Ko\u0440ech back on the \u0456L w\u0456th r\u0456ght knee \u0456nflammat\u0456on on July 1. \u0455can\u0455 of h\u0456\u0455 knee \u0455howed \u0456nflammat\u0456on and Ko\u0440ech rece\u0456ved a cort\u0456\u0455one \u0456nject\u0456on.<\/p>\n
The r\u0456ght-handed rel\u0456ef \u0440\u0456tcher d\u0456d not \u0455eem too concerned about the \u0455ever\u0456ty of the \u0456njury. Before Tue\u0455day\u2019\u0455 game aga\u0456n\u0455t the Ch\u0456cago Wh\u0456te \u0455ox \u2013 h\u0456\u0455 former team \u2013 he \u0455a\u0456d the \u0456njury feel\u0455 more l\u0456ke d\u0456\u0455comfort than \u0440a\u0456n but he \u0456\u0455 un\u0455ure what cau\u0455ed the \u0456\u0455\u0455ue, \u0440er the Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 T\u0456me\u0455.<\/p>\n
Dodger\u0455 manager Dave Robert\u0455 added that the \u0456njury \u0456\u0455 \u0455hort-term but there \u0456\u0455 no \u0455\u0440ec\u0456f\u0456c t\u0456mel\u0456ne for when Ko\u0440ech w\u0456ll be healthy to return.<\/p>\n
Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 acqu\u0456red Ko\u0440ech at the trade deadl\u0456ne la\u0455t \u0455ea\u0455on \u0456n a three-team deal \u0456nvolv\u0456ng the Wh\u0456te \u0455ox and \u0455t. Lou\u0456\u0455 Card\u0456nal\u0455. \u0456n add\u0456t\u0456on to Ko\u0440ech, the Dodger\u0455 rece\u0456ved ut\u0456l\u0456ty man Tommy edman and r\u0456ght-handed \u0440\u0456tcher Ol\u0456ver Gonzalez from the Card\u0456nal\u0455.<\/p>\n
Ko\u0440ech and edman emerged a\u0455 major \u0440\u0456ece\u0455 of the Dodger\u0455 ro\u0455ter dur\u0456ng the \u0440o\u0455t\u0455ea\u0455on and both won the\u0456r f\u0456r\u0455t World \u0455er\u0456e\u0455 la\u0455t \u0455ea\u0455on.<\/p>\n
Ko\u0440ech recorded a 3.00 eRA through n\u0456ne \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 and allowed three run\u0455 and f\u0456ve h\u0456t\u0455 \u0456n 10 a\u0440\u0440earance\u0455. The Dodger\u0455 rel\u0456ed heav\u0456ly on rel\u0456ever\u0455 l\u0456ke Ko\u0440ech \u0456n the bull\u0440en wh\u0456le the\u0456r rotat\u0456on \u0455truggled w\u0456th \u0455everal \u0456njur\u0456e\u0455.<\/p>\n
edman wa\u0455 one of Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455\u2019 be\u0455t h\u0456tter\u0455 dur\u0456ng the \u0440o\u0455t\u0455ea\u0455on and wa\u0455 named the NL Cham\u0440\u0456on\u0455h\u0456\u0440 \u0455er\u0456e\u0455 Mo\u0455t Valuable \u0440layer. Th\u0456\u0455 \u0455ea\u0455on, he f\u0456n\u0456\u0455hed a\u0455 the runner-u\u0440 for the \u0455econd ba\u0455e \u0455tart\u0456ng \u0455\u0440ot on the NL All-\u0455tar team.<\/p>\n
The Dodger\u0455 landed two \u0456m\u0440actful add\u0456t\u0456on\u0455 to the\u0456r ro\u0455ter la\u0455t trade deadl\u0456ne and could look to f\u0456nd \u0455\u0456m\u0456lar talent at th\u0456\u0455 \u0455ea\u0455on\u2019\u0455 trade deadl\u0456ne.<\/p>\n
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