Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher River Ryan spoke with Dodgers Nation’s Doug McKain on Tuesday’s edition of Dodgers Dougout Live on YouTube and Facebook and discussed his road to recovery from Tommy John surgery, how close he was to pitching in the 2025 postseason, and how he worked to improve his pitching repertoire while sitting out an entire year of baseball.
As the Dodgers bullpen struggled with injuries and inconsistency in the weeks and months leading up to the postseason, many Dodgers fans were clamoring for the 27-year-old righty to make an early return to the Bigs in hopes of lifting up the embattled pitching staff.