Overview
- Snell, whose rehab began Wednesday with Single-A Ontario in San Jose, threw 32 pitches over one inning and allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk.
- Manager Dave Roberts had outlined a three-inning target for the first start and another three innings six days later, so Snell’s next outing is expected next week as the buildup continues.
- The team plans to keep adding workload until he reaches roughly five innings and 75 pitches, a standard starter benchmark that points to a mid-to-late May activation.
- The left-hander opened 2026 on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder fatigue and progressed through live batting practice in early April, and he said Thursday he feels good after the first rehab start.
- His return would force rotation choices at the back end, with Justin Wrobleski, Emmet Sheehan and Roki Sasaki vying for spots behind locks Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Shohei Ohtani.