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Gavin Stone, Bobby Miller and other injured Dodgers pitchers still trying to work back to full health

Nypost · · 736 words · By Jack Harris
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PHOENIX –– It was a reunion of sorts for the Dodgers on Tuesday.

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PHOENIX –– It was a reunion of sorts for the Dodgers on Tuesday.

Why it matters

With the club in town to face the Arizona Diamondbacks, a group of injured pitchers currently rehabbing at the team’s Camelback Ranch spring training facility were in the visiting clubhouse at Chase Field to visit with teammates, check in with coaches, and…

Common ground

“It’s good seeing those guys,” manager Dave Roberts said.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/sports/status-update-for-gavin-stone-bobby-miller-…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Miller... going 11-4 with a 3.76 ERA in 2023”
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Wikipedia and multiple web search results confirm Bobby Miller's 2023 stats as 11-4 with a 3.76 ERA.
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web search NEUTRAL — ... 11–4 record, 3.76 ERA and 119 strikeouts. Miller started the second game of the 2023 National League Division Series but struggled with his command ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Miller_(baseball)
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 4, 2026 ... Why Didn't Bobby Miller Play Much in 2025? Miller made 22 starts in his rookie season, posting an 11-4 record with a 3.76 ERA. He pitched ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bobby-miller-looking-bounc…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 5, 2026 ... ... Bobby Miller's career has been on a downturn since his debut season in 2023. ... Miller made 22 starts that year, going 11-4 with a 3.76 ERA, 3.51 ...
https://www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/onsi/news/bobby-miller-trying…
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Claim 2: “Miller... revealed that in addition to the shoulder injury that initially landed him on the IL to begin the season, he also had a back issue”
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CBS Sports (June 3, 2026) and other reports confirm Bobby Miller suffered a right shoulder injury in spring training and subsequently revealed a back injury.
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 20, 2025 · Bobby Miller isn't worried about his shoulder injury. Dodgers Injury Update: Bobby Miller Deems Shoulder Inflammation 'Nothing Too Serious'.
https://www.facebook.com/realratedred/posts/los-angeles-dodg…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 · Alas, his surgically repaired shoulder flared up on him after his first Cactus League start. And since then, attempts to ramp him back up have ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/gavin-stone-bobby-miller-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 · Miller suffered a right shoulder injury early on in spring training, and he revealed Tuesday that he then dealt with a back injury that slowed ...
https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/dodgers-bobb…
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Claim 3: “he had an 8.65 ERA in 15 MLB outings the last two years”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the specific ERA of 8.65 over 15 outings.
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Claim 4: “Bobby Miller and Landon Knack (who have both been sidelined since the start of the season)”
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The claim that both Miller and Knack were sidelined since the start of the season is implied by the June 2, 2026, report regarding injured pitchers, but not independently corroborated by other specific sources provided.
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web search NEUTRAL — Bobby is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Emilio Estevez, and starring an ensemble cast featuring Harry Belafonte, Joy Bryant, Nick Cannon, Laurence Fishburne, Spencer Garrett, Helen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_(2006_film)
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web search NEUTRAL — Upon spotting Raj and Bobby while seeing the reward on a local newspaper, a local greedy goon named Prem Chopra (Prem Chopra) decides that he wants the money so he and his goons kidnap Raj and Bobby. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_(1973_film)
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web search NEUTRAL — Bobby is a Minecraft mod which allows for render distances greater than the server's view-distance setting. It accomplishes this goal by recording and storing (in .minecraft/.bobby) all chunks sent by…
https://modrinth.com/mod/bobby
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Claim 5: “the Dodgers had him [Bobby Miller] try in triple-A at the end of last season”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Bobby Miller playing in Triple-A at the end of the previous season.
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Claim 6: “Starting pitcher Gavin Stone... remains sidelined with shoulder problems that date back to a season-ending surgery he had at the end of his breakout 2024 rookie campaign”
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Web search results from February 24, 2026, and April 1, 2026, confirm Gavin Stone had shoulder surgery that kept him from pitching since August 2024 and experienced further discomfort.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gavin Blaine Stone (born October 15, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Stone
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Catherine Hope Gavin (born December 30, 1992) is an American singer-songwriter from Winnetka, Illinois who is best known as the lead vocalist and principal lyricist for the band MUNA since 2013. Gavin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Gavin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone,_Great_Wyrley_and_Penkri…
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Claim 7: “a group of injured pitchers currently rehabbing at the team’s Camelback Ranch spring training facility were in the visiting clubhouse at Chase Field”
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Multiple web search results from June 2, 2026, confirm that injured pitchers including Gavin Stone and Bobby Miller were in Phoenix and that Ben Casparius was among the injured pitchers around the team.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 135th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 67th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 63rd season playi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_seaso…
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_seaso…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers season is the 137th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 69th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 65th season playin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_seaso…
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Claim 8: “Ben Casparius (who started the year in the Dodgers’ bullpen before going down with a shoulder injury that has since landed him on the 60-day injured list)”
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The claim is mentioned in one web search result from June 2, 2026, but other search results for 'Ben Casparius' returned irrelevant information (Ben 10, etc.).
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web search NEUTRAL — Ben 10 is an American science fiction superhero media franchise conceived by Man of Action and owned by The Cartoon Network, Inc. division of Warner Bros. Discovery.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_10
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web search NEUTRAL — Benjamin "Ben" Kirby Tennyson, commonly known as Ben 10, is a superhero and the titular protagonist of the Ben 10 franchise. Created by Man of Action and produced by Cartoon Network Studios, he first …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Tennyson
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web search NEUTRAL — Ben Azelart's YouTube channel features entertaining videos, challenges, and vlogs for fans to enjoy and subscribe.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwVg9btOceLQuNCdoQk9CXg
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Claim 9: “he [Gavin Stone]... going 11-5 with a 3.53 ERA in that 2024 season”
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A web search result explicitly states that Gavin Stone had an 11-5 record with a 3.53 ERA in 25 starts in 2024 before his injury.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gavin Blaine Stone (born October 15, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Stone
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Muna (stylized in all caps as MUNA; MOON-ə) is an American indie pop band consisting of Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, and Naomi McPherson. They released two studio albums with RCA Records, About U (20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muna_(band)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving as the governor of California since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the lieutena…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Newsom
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Claim 10: “the Dodgers [were] in town to face the Arizona Diamondbacks”
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Web search results from June 2, 2026, describe a 'reunion' in Phoenix where injured pitchers were with the team, and Wikipedia confirms the Dodgers and Diamondbacks have a divisional rivalry with games played at Chase Field.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Arizona Complex League Dodgers are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, competing in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at Camelback…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Complex_League_Dodgers
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Diamondbacks–Dodgers rivalry is a Major League Baseball (MLB) National League divisional rivalry played between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Chase Field and Dodger Stadium…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamondbacks–Dodgers_rivalry
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below is a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the Los Angeles Dodgers system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers_minor_leag…
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