Hiroki Kuroda News: Pro Sports Daily

Hiroki Kuroda could make a start in Houston

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June 29

Los Angeles Times

"Dodgers right-hander Hiroki Kuroda faced 16 batters over three simulated innings Saturday to put him in line to be activated Wednesday to make a start in Houston."He didn't have any hesitation with anything that he was doing," Manager Joe Torre said. Kuroda, who hasn't pitched since June 12 because of tendinitis in his right shoulder, delivered 49 pitches. He finished the session by serving up a home run to Andruw Jones."Of course, I didn't feel the way I do when I'm pitching well," Kuroda said. "I wanted to throw as much as I could to regain that feeling.""

Kuroda will likely miss one start

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June 19

L.A. Daily News

"Dodgers reliever Chan Ho Park will make a spot start on Saturday against Cleveland in place of Hiroki Kuroda, who was diagnosed with shoulder tendinitis and received a cortisone shot after undergoing an MRI on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Kuroda appears headed to the 15-day disabled list, but only to clear a roster spot so the club can bring up a reliever from the minor leagues to replace Park in the bullpen, and Kuroda probably won't miss more than that one start. "(The DL) is a probability, but based on the fact it has been a while since the last time he pitched, we wouldn't have to put him on for very long," Dodgers manager Joe Torre said."

MRI exam shows Dodgers' Hiroki Kuroda has tendinitis

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June 19

Los Angeles Times

"Diagnosed on Wednesday with tendinitis and an impingement in his right shoulder, Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda was scratched from his scheduled start Saturday at Dodger Stadium against the Cleveland Indians. Right-hander Chan Ho Park will start in place of Kuroda. Kuroda, 3-6 with a 4.04 earned-run average, underwent an MRI exam Wednesday in Los Angeles, one day after the Dodgers put opening-day starter Brad Penny on the 15-day disabled list because of inflammation and mild tendinitis in his right shoulder. Manager Joe Torre said he hadn't spoken to General Manager Ned Colletti about putting Kuroda on the DL but said that if the move was made, Kuroda would be ..."

Dodgers' Kuroda sent home for MRI

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June 18

L.A. Daily News

"Dodgers right-hander Hiroki Kuroda became the second member of the starting rotation to be sent home from the team's nine-game trip for an MRI on his shoulder, an exam expected to take place this morning. Kuroda had been scheduled to start tonight's game against Cincinnati, but because the Dodgers were off on Monday, Derek Lowe will pitch on regular rest instead of going on long rest Thursday. "I guess (Kuroda) has experienced this on and off for a while, and I just found out about it," Dodgers manager Joe Torre said. "He has been able to pitch, obviously, and his numbers have been good. I would have liked to have been told sooner, only because I am concerned about the health and ..."

Dodgers' Hiroki Kuroda, Brad Penny have arm issues

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June 18

Los Angeles Times

"The news went from bad to worse for the Dodgers on Tuesday, as they put Brad Penny on the 15-day disabled list and sent Hiroki Kuroda to Los Angeles to undergo a shoulder examination similar to the one Penny had a day earlier. Penny, who has inflammation and mild tendinitis but no structural damage in his right (throwing) shoulder, was replaced on the active roster by left-hander Eric Stults, who was recalled from triple-A Las Vegas. Kuroda will have an MRI exam this morning, making him unavailable to make his scheduled start tonight in Cincinnati."

Kuroda's effort for Dodgers gets wiped out

May 28

L.A. Daily News

"Much to the chagrin of Hiroki Kuroda, that player wasn't him. And much to the chagrin of the increasingly frustrated Dodgers, who fell 3-1 to the Chicago Cubs in front of 39,894 on Tuesday night, that free-spending, blue-sporting team most definitely wasn't them. In the first U.S. meeting between Kuroda and countryman Kosuke Fukudome, the Cubs outfielder burned the Dodgers right-hander for a hit and a walk in three head-to-head plate appearances. But it was Fukudome's final at-bat, against reliever Jonathan Broxton in the seventh, that did in the Dodgers for the fourth time in their past five games."

Andy LaRoche trying to make himself versatile

May 28

Los Angeles Times

"With rookie Blake DeWitt looking as if he has solidified his place as the Dodgers' starting third baseman, Andy LaRoche has started playing first base for triple-A Las Vegas as part of a plan to increase the ways he can help the big league club.LaRoche was competing for the third base job with Nomar Garciaparra in spring training but tore a ligament in his right thumb and had to undergo surgery. He was reinstated from the disabled list May 3, but the emergence of DeWitt blocked his path to the majors."

Soriano looking forward to Kuroda, Torre reunions

May 26

Chicago Sun-Times

"Alfonso Soriano not only returns home with the Cubs today, but back to his big-league roots. For the first time since he left Japan after breaking in briefly with Hiroshima of Japan's Central League in 1997, Soriano will be reunited on the same field with former minor-league teammate Hiroki Kuroda -- signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent last winter and scheduled to start against the Cubs on Tuesday. 'I know him very well. We became good friends,'' Soriano said. But more than Kuroda, Soriano said he's looking forward to seeing his first major-league manager -- Joe Torre, the first-year Dodgers skipper -- for the first time since signing with the Cubs."