Baseball: Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto on IL with rotator cuff injury

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has a strained rotator cuff in his right shoulder and is unlikely to return before the July 16 All-Star Game, manager Dave Roberts said Sunday.Yamamoto had to be pulled after two innings of Saturday's game against the Kansas City Royals and was placed on the 15-day injured list for the first time in his Major League Baseball career with an initial diagnosis of right triceps tightness.Roberts said Yamamoto's MRI did not reveal any tears but the 25-year-old right-hander will not throw for the next few weeks.The skipper emphasized that the club wa…READ FULL ARTICLE