The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed veteran outfielder Jason Heyward on the injured list, as announced on Major League Baseball’s official website on Tuesday.

“Heyward was placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to March 30, due to lower back tightness. ”

The 34-year-old Heyward last saw action during last Saturday’s 6-5 loss in the penultimate leg of the four-game series at Dodger Stadium against the St. Louis Cardinals. He then missed the first two games of the following Dodgers series at home versus National League West division rivals San Francisco Giants.

Dodgers to play without Jason Heyward 

The back issue troubling Heyward this early in the 2024 MLB season had forced him to get some tests and while the scans did reflect negative results, he is still going to be away from action for some time, as he looks to recover as fast as possible from the injury.

In four games played so far in the 2024 MLB campaign, Heyward has gone just .214/.200/.214 with two RBIs. He went 1-for-5 with a strikeout in the loss to the Cardinals.

Amid Heyward’s injury and designation to the injured list, the Dodgers made another move, claiming outfielder Taylor Trammel from the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday, perhaps as depth insurance in the event that Heyward would need time away from the action to heal up.

It is uncertain at the moment how exactly the Dodgers will utilize Trammel, but he could be part of a platoon to cover the void temporarily left by Heyward. Also, he is just a career .168 hitter with 15 home runs and 39 RBIs as well as 39 walks across 351 plate appearances in 116 games with the Mariners from 2021 to 2023.

The Dodgers also have other options in the right field in the forms of Chris Taylor, Mookie Betts, Enrique Hernandez, and Teoscar Hernandez.