Dodgers remove Tanner Scott from NLDS roster after abscess procedure

The Los Angeles Dodgers removed left-hander Tanner Scott from their National League Division Series roster on Thursday after he underwent a minor lower-body abscess procedure, Major League Baseball announced hours before Game 4 against the Philadelphia Phillies. Scott was replaced on the 26-man NLDS roster by fellow left-hander Justin Wrobleski. Under postseason roster rules, Scott will be ineligible for the NL Championship Series if the Dodgers advance, though manager Dave Roberts said the pitcher could be available for the World Series.

Roberts said Scott first reported an issue during a team workout on Tuesday and that the team discovered the extent of the problem only afterward. "As I understand it, it was an abscess incision, some type of lower-body minor procedure," Roberts said. He added that Scott was recovering and declined to rule out a return in the World Series, saying, "I wouldn't close that door." Roberts also described the situation as urgent and said the team made a preemptive roster decision once they knew more.

Scott, who did not appear in the Wild Card Series or the first three NLDS games, struggled through his first season with the Dodgers after signing a...