MILWAUKEE — During the final game of their three-game series in Cleveland at the end of May, Kiké Hernandez raced home from third base to score on a wild pitch by Guardians left-hander Tim Herrin.

As Hernandez dove for home plate on the seventh-inning play, Herrin tried to reach for a throw from the catcher and tumbled onto Hernandez, landing on Hernandez’s left elbow.

Almost six weeks later, that play landed Hernandez on the injured list. He was moved there Monday with left elbow inflammation.

“At that point in time, he kept it to himself,” said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, adding that he didn’t know Hernandez was trying to play through the injury until two days ago. “He just wanted to be out there to compete, and it just continually got worse and really impacted his offense and the swing. And so just a couple days ago, it just really reached a head where it was pretty much intolerable.”

In 29 games after the play at the plate, Hernandez was 8 for 59 (.136).

After an MRI revealed the inflammation, Hernandez received a cortisone injection for the pain. Roberts said the expectation is the utility man will be ready to return “shortly after the All-Star break.”

While Hernandez went to the IL on Monday, two other injured players remain on the active roster, playing through their own injuries.

Utility man Tommy Edman is playing with a fractured small toe on his right foot (suffered when he was hit by a pitch) and outfielder Teoscar Hernandez suffered a contusion on his left foot when he fouled a ball off it during Saturday’s game. Neither were in the lineup Monday but Roberts said both could be used as pinch-hitters and “potentially” be back in the lineup on Wednesday.

Outfielder James Outman was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City to replace Kiké Hernandez on the active roster.

PITCHING PLANS

Roberts confirmed Monday that right-hander Tyler Glasnow will return from the IL and start Wednesday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Glasnow has been out with a shoulder injury since April 27.

Glasnow’s return to the rotation will push Dustin May’s next start back to Friday in San Francisco (the Dodgers are off Thursday). Setting up a rotation of May, Emmet Sheehan and Yoshinobu Yamamoto against the Giants.

If Yamamoto pitches on Sunday, he would be ineligible to pitch in the All-Star Game on Sunday. Roberts, who will manage the National League team, acknowledged that Yamamoto will “probably not” pitch in the All-Star Game.

Also in question is whether Shohei Ohtani will make another start before the All-Star break.

“We’ll see,” was all Roberts would say.

The most likely scenario is for Ohtani to pitch as an opener on Sunday with Sheehan following.

Kershaw ‘super honored’ to be all-star

When Dodgers manager Dave Roberts stood up in front of the team on Sunday to announce the players chosen for the National League All-Star team, Clayton Kershaw didn’t expect to hear his name.

But Roberts congratulated Kershaw for making his 11th All-Star team, this time as the commissioner’s Legend Pick. It’s an honor given to a player for an extraordinary career — maybe not so much for his performance that season.

“I didn’t even know that was a thing,” Kershaw said Monday. “I played in the All-Star Game that (Derek) Jeter was in in 2014. I forget who else he said — Miggy Cabrera and Albert (Pujols). I didn’t actually know that was a thing.

“At the end of the day, it’s weird but it’s cool, so I’m just going to enjoy it.”

Jeter, Cabrera and Pujols were all given the honor in their final seasons before retiring. Kershaw (who became just the 20th pitcher in baseball history to record 3,000 strikeouts in his most recent start) has not said anything about 2025 being his final season — even if the celebration of his 3,000th strikeout had the feeling of a farewell ceremony.

“Not to be not appreciative of moments like that because that was a really special night in L.A. I wouldn’t change anything that that night was. That was so special,” Kershaw said. “But I don’t know what is going to happen in the future. I really have no idea when it comes to the years beyond this one. So I’m just trying to enjoy it, be part of a really good team this year. We still have a lot to accomplish. We still have October. It’s really hard to look at stuff individually when you’re trying to accomplish something as a team.

“Maybe when it’s all said and done I’ll look back. I’m not a big look-back guy. Just enjoy where you’re at.”

Kershaw, who started the 2022 All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium, said he is “super honored” by the All-Star pick, whether he pitches in the July 15 game in Atlanta or not.