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Dodgers in no rush with ace Blake Snell: ‘Learned a lot’

Nypost · · 614 words · By Dylan Hernandez
Sports Performance Analysis Organizational Exceptionalism Athlete Recovery and Health
open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/10/sports/dodgers-can-afford-to-take-long-view-with-b…

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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“When Shohei Ohtani worked his way back as a pitcher from his second Tommy John surgery last year, he did so exclusively at the major-league level.”
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The provided evidence discusses Ohtani's surgeries and his role as a DH, but does not explicitly confirm whether his pitching rehab was conducted 'exclusively at the major-league level'.
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web search NEUTRAL — — Shohei Ohtani is ending his second major league season early to make sure he's prepared to resume his two-way career in 2020.Ohtani will have surgery Friday on his bipartite patella, or a two-part k…
https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/09/13/shohei-ohtani-angels-out-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shohei Ohtani is currently playing baseball on a different level. As the designated hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he is the engine of a championship-caliber offense. Yet, a shadow looms over his…
https://www.essentiallysports.com/mlb-baseball-news-shohei-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Since undergoing his second Tommy John surgery, Shohei Ohtani's statistics have primarily reflected his performance as a designated hitter, as he has not pitched since the surgery.
https://btw.co/node/6860019/ohtani-rehab/
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“Tyler Glasnow was placed on the injured list with back spasms”
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Three independent web sources confirm that Tyler Glasnow was placed on the 15-day injured list due to (lower) back spasms.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tyler Glasnow injury update: Dodgers place pitcher on 15-day IL. 15 hours ago. Save for later.The Dodgers recalled RHP Paul Gervase and placed RHP Tyler Glasnow on the injured list with low back spasm…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Right-hander Tyler Glasnow was placed on the 15-day injured list with lower back spasms ahead of the Dodgers’ series opener against the Braves on Friday night, hours after news broke that.
https://www.mlb.com/news/tyler-glasnow-lands-on-injured-list…
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web search NEUTRAL — On Friday, Glasnow was placed on the 15-day injured list with lower back spasms, closing one of the loops. “Tyler came out of the game with some back spasms, got an MRI. Nothing really significant.
https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-roster/115252/tyler-glasn…
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“Snell was rocked for five runs (four earned) and six hits in three innings in his season debut, a 7-2 loss to the Braves on Saturday night.”
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Multiple sources confirm Snell allowed five runs (four earned) and six hits in three innings in a 7-2 loss to the Braves.
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web search NEUTRAL — Instead, Snell was pulled after allowing four earned runs, six hits and two walks on 77 pitches with five strikeouts. Snell immediately found himself in a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the first in…
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/braves-batter-blake-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Snell’s final line was ugly – five runs (four earned), six hits and two walks in three innings – but he wasn’t as bad as his numbers suggested. Snell struck out five batters, as the Braves whiffed on …
https://amedpost.com/blake-snell-returns-in-dodgers-loss-to-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Snell allows five runs (four earned) over three innings, Dodgers score two late runs to avoid shut out loss.
https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-scores-standings/115310/d…
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“the Dodgers remain in first place in the National League West, a game ahead of the Padres.”
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The evidence directly contradicts the claim; multiple sources state that the San Diego Padres have moved into first place in the NL West, leading the Dodgers by one game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nestor Cortes threw 6.0 shutout innings to lead the Padres to a 5-1 win over the Dodgers, putting them alone in 1st place in the National League West.
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/padres-shut-down-dodg…
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web search NEUTRAL — The veteran left-hander produced six brilliant innings of one-hit ball while his San Diego Padres surged past Los Angeles into sole possession of first place in the National League West with a 5-1 ...
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46061503/nestor-cortes-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles' 2025 season, for all intents and purposes, begins Friday night. The surging San Diego Padres — suddenly one game up in the National League West for the first time since April 23 ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/the-dodgers-have-tumble…
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“the 33-year-old Snell said he hired a nutritionist”
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The search results for this claim returned irrelevant conversion calculators for centimeters to feet and did not provide information about Blake Snell's age or nutritionist.
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web search NEUTRAL — Convert centimeters to feet (cm to ft) with the length conversion calculator, and learn the centimeter to foot formula.
https://www.inchcalculator.com/convert/centimeter-to-foot/
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 1, 2025 · Convert to in and/or feet from cm. Convert height measurements from metric units of centimeters to US units of inches and feet. Enter height in centimeters to convert height to inches an…
https://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/conversions/heigh…
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“He incorporated pilates into his training regimen.”
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Only one relevant source (SportsCity.com) mentions Blake Snell integrating Pilates into his training routine; other results discuss other athletes.
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web search NEUTRAL — Snell has been encouraged with his health after changing his diet and integrating Pilates into his training routine. “I feel great,” Snell said. “I’ve done a lot of different things than I did last ye…
https://sportscity.com/blake-snell-apologizes-for-expletives…
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web search NEUTRAL — Judge incorporates Pilates into his training, saying, "The biggest thing is just being able to stay flexible". He goes on to say: “Pilates - that’s something really that activates a lot of core. With …
https://alvy.com.au/blogs/news/20-male-celebrities-and-athle…
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web search NEUTRAL — Instead, he incorporates Pilates into his training, which has helped to improve his balance, core strength, and explosiveness (5). Sport: American Football (Wide Receiver in the NFL).
https://pilatesbypamela.com/blog/pro-athletes-pilates/
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“contributed to him touching 98.1 mph with his fastball on Saturday night.”
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The search results for this claim returned information about PCB recycling machines and are completely irrelevant to Blake Snell's fastball velocity.
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web search NEUTRAL — O que é uma máquina de reciclagem de PCBs? A máquina de reciclagem de PCBs (linha de reciclagem de placas de circuito descartadas) é um sistema avançado usado para separar metais e não-metais de placa…
https://shuliybalers.com/pt/pcb-recycling-machine-waste/
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web search NEUTRAL — O equipamento de reciclagem ecológico de placas de circuito VANEST pode recuperar ambientalmente placas de circuito impresso, nomeadamente componentes eletrônicos PCB, cobre, não metálicos (principalm…
https://www.vanestmachinery.com/pt/PCB-recycling-machine-p.h…
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web search NEUTRAL — As máquinas de reciclagem de PCBs são projetadas para processar placas de circuito impresso descartadas, laminados revestidos de cobre e sobras de componentes eletrônicos.
https://www.victorsmachine.com/pt/pcb-board-recycling-plant/…
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“The average velocity of his fastball was 95.9 mph.”
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The specific average velocity of 95.9 mph is cited in a cross-reference from Nypost, but the other web results are irrelevant Google Sheets help pages.
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web search NEUTRAL — In case of mixed data types in a single column, the majority data type determines the data type of the column for query purposes. Minority data types are considered null values. query - 要執行的查詢作業 (以 Go…
https://support.google.com/docs/answer/3093343?hl=zh-Hant
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web search NEUTRAL — Runs a Google Visualization API Query Language query across data. Sample Usage QUERY(A2:E6,"select avg(A) pivot B") QUERY(A2:E6,F2,FALSE) Syntax QUERY(data, query, [headers]) data - The range of cells…
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web search NEUTRAL — Runs a Google Visualisation API Query Language query across data. Sample usage QUERY(A2:E6,'select avg(A) pivot B') QUERY(A2:E6,F2,FALSE) Syntax QUERY(data, query, [headers]) data – The range of cells…
https://support.google.com/docs/answer/3093343?hl=en-GB
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“Snell struck out five.”
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Although the specific 'Evidence for claim 8' section was empty, the evidence provided for claim 2 explicitly states that 'Snell struck out five batters'. This is corroborated by two different sources in the claim 2 evidence block.
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“He generated 16 swings and misses.”
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Similar to claim 8, the evidence for claim 2 contains the fact that 'the Braves whiffed on 16 of his pitches'. This is reported by Amed Post, but not corroborated by the other sources in that block.
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“Snell said he tried to pitch through his discomfort because he was in the first year of a five-year, $182-million deal with the Dodgers.”
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“Last year, Snell landed on the injured list in April and didn’t pitch again for four months.”
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“a two-run single that he allowed to Matt Olson in the second inning on an elevated slider.”
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“By the end of the third inning, his pitch count was at 77.”
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