Los Angeles Dodgers ace Walker Buehler will return to the mound for the first time since June 2022 on Monday.
Manager Dave Roberts said the two-time All-Star right-hander will start at home against the Miami Marlins.
“The plan is Walker’s going to start on Monday,” Roberts said following the Dodgers’ 8-0 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night. “We’re excited about that. Everything checked out. It’ll be good.”
Buehler, 29, has been sidelined for nearly two years since undergoing his second Tommy John surgery on his right elbow.
He is 0-2 with a 4.15 ERA in six starts — one at Class A Rancho Cucamonga and five at Triple-A Oklahoma City — on a rehab assignment this season. He has struck out 21 batters and walked nine in 21 2/3 innings.
During his last full season in 2021, Buehler made his second All-Star team (also 2019) and finished 16-4 with a 2.47 ERA in 33 starts.
Buehler owns a 46-16 record with a 3.02 ERA in 115 games (106 starts) since making his major league debut with the Dodgers in 2017. He helped Los Angeles win the World Series in 2020.
