Morning Briefing: Dodgers' Gavin Lux Out For The Season

Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY Sports

Good morning, Mets fans!

The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost shortstop Gavin Lux due to a torn ACL, according to Juan Toribio of MLB.com. Lux is also reported to have sprained his LCL in the same knee.

The injury occurred during a spring training game between the Dodgers and San Diego Padres on Monday afternoon. Lux was running from second base to third and landed awkwardly on his right leg while avoiding the throw from Padres third baseman Jantzen Witte. Lux needed to be carted off the field following the injury.

The young shortstop is scheduled to have surgery on his right knee on March 7 and the Dodgers will get a better sense of how bad the injury really is, according to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.

According to Roberts, the two main possibilities playing shortstop this season are Chris Taylor and Miguel Rojas. Rojas is expected to get most of the reps at short followed by Taylor. There is also a chance that Yonny Hernandez gets a chance to play the position at points this season.

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