The Los Angeles Dodgers have been without rookie pitcher Roki Sasaki since early May, but Sunday afternoon manager Dave Roberts gave an update on his status.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts didn’t seem so confident in Roki Sasaki pitching again this season. “We have to plan on life without him at least this year, that’s fair to say,” Roberts said last month of the right-hander who went on the injured list with a shoulder impingement in May.

The Los Angeles Dodgers might be getting a key piece of their rotation back sooner than expected. Manager Dave Roberts provided a positive update on rookie pitcher Roki Sasaki, who has been sidelined with a shoulder injury since mid-June.