What happened to Gavin Lux? Injury details, potential date of return and more

Gavin Lux took an awkward fall running the bases for the Los Angeles Dodgers in an early spring training game. Lux was moving from second to third on a ground ball early in the game and fell and had to be carted off the field.

Dave Roberts, the Dodgers manager, said that Lux told him that he felt something pop, which is never a good sign.

Unfortunately, Lux was confirmed to have torn both his ACL and MCL on Tuesday. That is perhaps the worst kind of injury to sustain and it will cost him the entire 2023 season.

The infielder will not be able to suit up at all during the 2023 season. His best bet is to return for 2024, but ACL and MCL injuries are never easy to recover from.

Roberts also said via ESPN:

"As a player, you're thinking the worst. But we don't know a whole lot right now. I think right now we're just hoping it's more benign and not anything substantial."

He added that the Dodgers were counting on Gavin Lux this season:

"Obviously a guy that you're expected to start at shortstop, for him to miss any time is not good. I don't want to jump to any conclusions yet until we get the testing results, but it's really unfortunate, because Gavin has done a lot to get ready for this spring and this season."

Lux was slated to take over the everyday shortstop role after Trea Turner signed a massive contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.

A non-contact knee injury is never a good sign. Any time a player buckles and falls like Gavin Lux did without anything else contributing, it's usually a significant injury.

The worst-case scenario is a torn ACL, which would effectively cost Lux the entire 2023 season and put the Dodgers in serious peril. The best-case scenario would have been that he sprained something, perhaps an MCL.

Gavin Lux got hurt in Spring Training

Unfortunately, the worst was confirmed for Gavin Lux and the Dodgers, who are suddenly without a shortstop with a month remaining until the regular season.