Gavin Stone was the answer to a trivia question in 2024, as he led a championship team in both starts (25) and innings pitched (140 1/3), but did not pitch during the postseason.
The right-hander had shoulder surgery in October 2024, which not only wiped out a potential playoff run but also the entire 2025 season as well. Stone in 2025 was the first Dodger to be placed on the 60-day injured list, on February 11 just after spring training opened to make room for the return of Kiké Hernández.
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How soon Stone is able to return next year remains to be seen, but his surgery was a major one, repairing both the capsule, labrum, and rotator cuff of his right shoulder. Stone explained the procedure to Matthew Moreno of Dodger Blue during spring training:
“The capsule was a big thing. I don’t necessarily know what happened, but the capsule was being scraped by the bone, or something like that. And they did a partial labrum and partial rotator as well. Basically a new shoulder. Just trying to get healthy right now and get stronger is the main aspect.”
Looking through the Baseball Prospectus injury recovery dashboard, here are a few recent pitchers who had capsule surgery in the last few years:
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Brandon Woodruff: surgery in November 2023, back in majors July 2025
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Kyle Wright: surgery October 2023, back in minors May 2025, minor league IL from July to end of season
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Sam Hentges: surgery September 2024, did not pitch in 2025
Stone is one of several Dodgers pitchers who spent the entire 2025 season on the injured list, along with Brusdar Graterol, River Ryan, Kyle Hurt, and Michael Grove. All are ostensibly in the mix for playing time at some point in 2026 after returning from surgery, except for Grove, who was sent outright to the minors off the 40-man roster on November 6 and subsequently became a minor league free agent.
2025 stats
Age: 26
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Stats: did not pitch
Salary: $780,000
Roster status
Stone has two years, 34 days of major league service time, and two option years remaining.