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Dodgers Injury Update: Chris Taylor On Track for Return for Weekend Series

Dodger outfielder Chris Taylor could return soon from his foot fracture for an important series
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Dodgers Injury Update: Chris Taylor On Track for Return for Weekend Series
Dodgers Injury Update: Chris Taylor On Track for Return for Weekend Series

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The Dodgers handily won their series against the Giants this week but are now prepared to go up against arguably their biggest rivals in the NL, the Padres. The new look Padres come to town starting Friday, but the Dodgers could be getting their outfielder Chris Taylor back just in time for the series.

Taylor has been out since July 6 with a foot fracture he suffered playing against the Padres. Taylor, who is currently on a rehab assignment, slammed two home-runs for the Dodgers Triple-A affiliate OKC Dodgers.

Taylor would bring extra firepower for the Dodgers despite them being on such a streak. Prior to his injury, Taylor had six home runs with 27 RBI's on a .238 batting average which the Dodgers will hope to utilize in a crucial series.

The Dodgers currently hold a 12 game lead over the Padres for first place in the NL West. It seems unlikely for the Padres to catch up with the Dodgers playing at such a high level, but this weekend has some new wrinkles fans should watch out for.

The Padres recently acquired Juan Soto, who had been linked to the Dodgers in many scenarios, in a blockbuster deal sending six players to the Nationals with the Padres acquiring Soto and Josh Bell. Soto now gets to face the team Dodger fans were hoping to see him on.

The Dodgers made a serious push for Soto, but the Padres had more to offer and Soto inevitably ended up in the NL West. If Taylor comes back against the team where he got injured, the baseball world will go into a frenzy with the storylines in play. 

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RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Mookie Betts Favorite Moment: 2020 World Series. The Lakers won the NBA title and the Dodgers secured the World Series only a couple of months later. During such a rough time with COVID-19 and such a bleak look at how sports has tried to overcome the circumstances, it was a relief to see the night sky lit up for many nights and a makeshift parade in LA when it seemed like we needed it the most.

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