SEATTLE — When the Dodgers traded for Brock Stewart at the trade deadline, they knew he came with some risk.
But on Friday, their worst-case scenario was realized.
His season has come to a premature end.
Though the Dodgers’ bullpen held on for a 3-2 win against the Seattle Mariners, manager Dave Roberts announced before the game that Stewart will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery, leaving the team without the only significant deadline addition it made to bolster their struggling relief corps.
Although the Dodgers (91-69) have been managing several injury concerns — from Will Smith’s fractured hand, to Tommy Edman’s sore ankle, to leg bruises that Max Muncy revealed on Friday he has been dealing with — Stewart’s status had become among the most alarming.