Tyler Glasnow Reveals Diet After Dodgers Suggested He 'Add Some More Fat' for 2026 MLB Season

Amid a long list of injuries throughout his career, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow spent the offseason trying to add weight to see if that would help his body from breaking down.

Speaking to Dylan Hernandez of the California Post, Glasnow explained that Dodgers requested he "add some more fat" to his body as part of his offseason training regimen.

"They were, like, 'If you add some more fat, it kind of binds into your tissue a little bit better,'" Glasnow said. "I tried it, and I felt a lot better. ... I feel good at (a lower) weight. I just think it's hard to go through a full season like that. It's good to have some weight to play with."

Hernandez said that Glasnow's walk-around weight right now is 240-plus pounds and his body fat is over nine percent. The right-hander is currently listed at 225 pounds on MLB.com, as a comparison for what his playing weight has been.

Despite increasing his body weight, Glasnow explained his eating habits haven't really changed in terms of the foods he consumes. His diet still consists of "a lot of protein, carbs and vegetables," but the difference is how often he is eating.

"I used to love to just eat when I got to the field," he said. "I would fast, basically. I'd eat at night and then not eat again until I got (back) to the field. Now, I'm just eating, like, breakfast and a late-night meal. So it's like four meals a day."

Since making his MLB debut in 2016, Glasnow has never started more than 22 games in a season. His single-season career-high in innings pitched is 134 in 2024, but he missed that entire postseason due to a strained elbow.

Last season saw Glasnow pitch in just 18 games during the regular season due to shoulder inflammation. His first appearance in the playoffs was out of the bullpen in Game 1 of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies, but he started his next three games.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts used Glasnow in relief in Games 6 and 7 in the World Series. He allowed one run in 3.1 innings over the two appearances.

On a per-inning basis, Glasnow is one of the most dominant pitchers in MLB. He averages 11.9 strikeouts per nine innings with a 3.17 ERA and 1.01 WHIP since 2019, but he has only started 100 games during that period.

If the Dodgers can keep Glasnow healthy for 25 starts this season, he has the upside to be an NL Cy Young contender. That's dangerous for the rest of the league to think about considering they have won back-to-back World Series titles without him being available for long stretches.