The Los Angeles Dodgers have experienced their fair share of turmoil this season. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has endured months with Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow on the roster thanks to injury . However, one of the more concerning absences came from hitting coach Aaron Bates. Luckily for Los Angeles, his blood clots are behind him and he is ready to rejoin the team.

Bates is a former Dodgers pitcher who spent more than a decade with Los Angeles as a player and coach. After his playing career ended, Roberts and the organization kept him on to help develop the team's young bats into contributors at the major league level. For example, a dominant season from Will Smith, the Dodgers' unsung hero , is thanks to Bates and others.

Despite the team's success, Bates' blood clots hung a d

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