The news broke quietly on Thursday, but it rippled loudly throughout Major League Baseball media circles.

All-Star closer Tanner Scott was officially removed from the Los Angeles Dodgers 26-man National League Division Series roster after undergoing a lower body abscess procedure on Wednesday night.

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Manager Dave Roberts initially called Scott’s absence from the team’s 8-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies “personal reasons.” By Thursday afternoon, the picture became clearer — and more concerning. Scott, who did not appear in the Wild Card Series or the first two games of the NLDS, had been sidelined indefinitely and replaced by left-handed reliever Justin Wrobleski.

“Tanner was not at the ballpark today,” Rober

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