Dodgers' Gavin Lux Out for Season After Knee Injury Diagnosed as Torn ACL

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Gavin Lux's knee injury turned out to be the worst-case scenario.

Lux has been diagnosed with a torn ACL and is expected to miss the 2023 season.

Lux was injured while running the bases in Monday's spring training game against the San Diego Padres. He was going from second to third base and attempted to avoid a throw from Padres third baseman Jantzen Witte when his knee buckled and he fell to the dirt.

The Dodgers had to bring out a medical cart to get Lux off the field. He underwent an MRI on Tuesday that confirmed a torn ACL.

After playing six different positions over the past two seasons, Lux was set to become the Dodgers' starting shortstop in 2023 after Trea Turner joined the Philadelphia Phillies in free agency.

Miguel Rojas, who the Dodgers acquired in a January trade with the Miami Marlins, could open this season at shortstop in Los Angeles. He began his MLB career with the Dodgers in 2014 before being traded to the Marlins after the season.

The 34-year-old has played 719 career games at shortstop. He tied for 10th in MLB with 15 defensive runs saved in 2022, per FanGraphs.

Manager Dave Roberts also has Chris Taylor and Yonny Hernández available to play shortstop.

A first-round draft pick by the Dodgers in 2016, Lux made his MLB debut three years later. He was the No. 2 prospect in baseball entering the 2020 season, per FanGraphs' Eric Longenhagen.

In 273 career games over the past four seasons, Lux has a .253/.329/.383 slash line with 18 homers and 105 RBI.