Dodgers’ Blake Snell laughs off viral online exchange

Nypost · Apr 11, 2026 · 626 words · By Jack Harris

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Since the start of spring training, Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell has faced nothing but questions about his lingering shoulder injury.

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What happened

Since the start of spring training, Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell has faced nothing but questions about his lingering shoulder injury.

Why it matters

This even includes his Twitch video-game streams –– where one of his recent exchanges with a commenter went viral on social media this week.

Common ground

When told by the user to “get off the injured list,” Snell answered by sarcastically tapping the body part that has sidelined him for the start of the season.

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Claim 1: “If all goes well, he could be back in the majors before the end of May.”

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No evidence was found regarding Snell potentially returning to the majors before the end of May.

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Claim 2: “The one thing that required patience, however, was his fatigued left shoulder –– which gave him pain all winter following his 34-inning workload in the playoffs.”

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The evidence provided only contains general Wikipedia entries about Blake Snell and the Dodgers, but no specific details confirming that Snell experienced left shoulder pain all winter following a 34-inning workload in the playoffs. The evidence is insufficient to confirm this claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 136th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 68th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 64th season playi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 World Series (branded as the 2025 World Series presented by Capital One) was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2025 season. The 121st edition of the World Series, it wa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Blake Ashton Snell (born December 4, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Ra…
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Claim 3: “After making only 11 regular-season starts last year, he could still potentially double that total this term.”

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No evidence was found regarding Snell potentially increasing his number of regular-season starts this year compared to last year's 11 starts.

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Claim 4: “when the $182 million free-agent signing tried pitching through early-season shoulder discomfort, only to spend four months on the IL”

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No evidence was found regarding Snell spending four months on the Injured List after pitching through early-season shoulder discomfort following his $182 million free-agent signing.

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Claim 5: “Since the start of spring training, Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell has faced nothing but questions about his lingering shoulder injury.”

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No evidence was found regarding Blake Snell facing questions about his shoulder injury since the start of spring training.

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Claim 6: “On Saturday, the left-hander’s stuff looked sharp, helping him record outs in three straight at-bats against Tommy Edman (who is working through his own elongated rehab process) and Alex Call.”

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No evidence was found regarding Snell recording outs in three straight at-bats against Tommy Edman and Alex Call on Saturday.

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Claim 7: “Snell will likely toss several more live BP sessions to build up to three to four innings, then go out on a minor-league rehab assignment.”

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No evidence was found regarding Snell being expected to participate in more live BP sessions leading up to a minor-league rehab assignment.

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Claim 8: “It was only 15 pitches over one simulated inning, but it served as an important milepost in his recovery nonetheless.”

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The evidence provided only contains general Wikipedia entries about Blake Snell and other unrelated individuals, but no specific details confirming that Snell threw 15 pitches over one simulated inning during live batting practice. Therefore, the claim cannot be corroborated or verified with the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sir John Francis Cleverton Snell (15 December 1859 – 6 July 1938) was a British electrical engineer and administrator.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Richard Wayne Snell (May 21, 1930 – April 19, 1995) was an American white supremacist convicted of killing a pawn shop owner whom he mistook for a Jew and a black police officer in Arkansas on Novembe…
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Claim 9: “For the first time this season, Snell faced hitters in a session of live batting practice.”

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No evidence was found regarding Snell participating in live batting practice against hitters for the first time this season.

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Claim 10: “Snell has done much self-reflection this offseason, making changes to his training program (hello, Pilates) and his diet (goodbye, junk food) as he enters his 11th big-league season.”

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The evidence provided only contains general Wikipedia entries about Blake Snell and the Dodgers, but no specific details confirming that Snell made changes to his training program and diet during the offseason for his 11th big-league season. The evidence is insufficient to confirm this claim.

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