Dodgers Injury Updates: Tommy Edman IL-bound, Hyeseong Kim timeline, Kiké Hernández

Neverending pitching injuries aside, the Dodgers' position players are proving that they can never be healthy at the same time. Max Muncy is expected to return from the IL after dealing with a bone bruise on Monday, but Tommy Edman is also expected to go onto the IL for the second time this season with a sprained ankle.

Edman was pulled in the top of the fifth in the Dodgers' series finale against the Rays on Sunday afternoon after rounding first base on a single and wincing in noticeable pain. He was replaced by Miguel Rojas through the rest of LA's 3-0 win.

Dave Roberts didn't say an IL stint was set in stone, but it appears that Edman re-aggravated the ankle issue that also landed him on the IL for a little over two weeks in May. He'll join Hyeseong Kim, who hit the shelf on July 29 with a shoulder issue that allowed the Dodgers to call up top prospect Alex Freeland, and Kiké Hernández, who has been MIA since July 7 with elbow inflammation that doesn't seem to be letting up.

Dodgers Injury Updates: Hyeseong Kim back this month, Kiké Hernández struggling

When Fabian Ardaya of the Athletic first reported that Freeland would be getting his major league debut last week, the Dodgers were already toying with putting either Kim or Edman on the IL but ultimately opted for Kim, who had been playing through some shoulder pain. He received a cortisone injection to treat it after the Dodgers' series against the Reds and was shut down from baseball activities for a few days.

Roberts said that he expected Kim to return this month, and made the IL move sound more precautionary than anything. "Hopefully it's going to be shorter term," he said. "But you know Hyeseong — this guy is tough, tough as nails. He could have kept going. But … it's best for him."

Hernández is having a more difficult time coming back from elbow inflammation and has yet to resume baseball activities since hitting the IL in early July. Roberts said he's had "a couple little (non-surgical) procedures … just trying to move things along," but there's no timeline to return.

If the Dodgers lose Edman, they'll be without three out of four of their utility players. That probably means Freeland will get far more runway in the majors, but it leaves them without a lot of outfield depth. Trade deadline acquisition Alex Call will probably get more time accordingly, but Edman being out especially could be a considerable loss for the Dodgers' offense.