Dodgers place Blake Snell on injured list after left elbow issue

Blake Snell, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-time Cy Young Award winner, has been sidelined again after being scratched from a scheduled start against the Los Angeles Angels, and the team subsequently placed him on the injured list with a new problem in his left throwing elbow. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the team detected the issue during Snell’s regular between-starts work Thursday, when the pitcher said he felt something in the back of his elbow and could not continue. Roberts added that there is no definitive plan yet and that surgery is one possibility.

Snell, 33, was late-scratched hours before Friday’s Freeway Series opener in Anaheim, with the Dodgers listing right-hander Will Klein as the first pitcher in what became a bullpen game. The start had been scheduled as Snell’s second appearance of the season, following a delayed activation caused by left shoulder fatigue and inflammation. He returned to the majors on May 9, making one start against the Atlanta Braves last Saturday in which he worked three innings and allowed five runs, four earned, on 77 pitches.

After the Dodgers evaluated what they found, Snell was placed back on the injured list in a move backdated to...