Gavin Lux likely to miss season with torn ACL

n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”rich”,”width”:550},”type”:”oembed”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Once Lux was back in the clubhouse, the Dodgers’ athletic training staff ran manual tests. Those showed some strength in the right knee, but it was obvious that Lux had suffered substantial damage. A Dodgers employee drove Lux’s truck with the shortstop riding in the back seat.nnUpon further testing, the Dodgers were informed they would likely be without their starting shortstop for the remainder of the season.nn“Gavin is obviously crushed,” Roberts said. “It’s a huge blow, my heart just goes out to him. That’s kind of where we’re at.””,”type”:”markdown”},{“__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”2023-02-28T15:50:01.873Z”,”description”:”Jon Morosi joins Hot Stove to talk about Gavin Lux’s injury, the return of Fernando Tatis Jr. to the Padres and more”,”displayAsVideoGif”:false,”duration”:”00:08:09″,”mp4AvcPlayback”:”https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-02/28/0a198c64-76d956df-2648db87-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4″,”slug”:”morosi-on-lux-tatis-jr-more”,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”Tag”,”slug”:”mlbn-hot-stove”,”title”:”MLBN Hot Stove”},{“__typename”:”Tag”,”slug”:”mlb-network”,”title”:”MLB Network”},{“__typename”:”Tag”,”slug”:”spring-training”,”title”:”Spring Training”}],”templateUrl”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/xpicdti2iuqzj0sqmz00″,”title”:”Morosi on Lux, Tatis Jr., more”,”type”:”video”,”url”:”/video/morosi-on-lux-tatis-jr-more”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”So far this spring, Lux had drawn rave reviews from his teammates and coach Dino Ebel, with whom he worked closely this winter. First baseman Freddie Freeman repeatedly said Lux was his pick for breakout player of the year.nnLux, who hit .276 with six homers in 2022, put on nearly 20 pounds of muscle this offseason in hopes of gaining arm strength and hitting for more power. He spent most of the winter working out at Dodger Stadium, anticipating finally taking over as the team’s shortstop, after sitting behind Corey Seager and Trea Turner the last three seasons.”,”type”:”markdown”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”It was supposed to be Lux’s year to showcase what he could do at his natural position on an everyday basis. Instead, his season was cut…