Dodgers’ Former MLB Wins Leader Can Return ‘Any Minute,’ Per Scott Boras

The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned a reputation for adding superstar players to an already star-studded roster in recent years.

But shortly before their back-to-back championship run began, they lost one too.

After making 21 starts for the Dodgers in 2023 and then reaching free agency, veteran starter Julio Urias sat out the 2024 season amid a Major League Baseball investigation following a domestic violence arrest. He was suspended for the first half of the 2025 season before being reinstated as an eligible player, but choosing to remain off the mound.

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Earlier this year, Spanish-language publication Diario AS reported that Urias was spotted participating in a youth baseball training session in Mexico. And now Urias’ agent, Scott Boras, has indicated that there is a high level of interest from MLB teams that would like to help him make a return.

“Teams ask me about him all the time,” Boras told the Los Angeles Times’ Bill Shaikin. “With the pitching market in this world, Julio could play any minute. But I think it’s about him deciding if it’s something he wants to do right now.”

Though Urias was a controversial figure at the time of his Dodgers exit, teams could be interested in helping him return to the mound if they believe he can pitch at his previous heights.

Urias recorded the final out for the Dodgers’ 2020 World Series championship run. Then, in 2021, he served as MLB’s total wins leader with 20 wins and a 2.96 ERA across 32 starts for the Dodgers. The next season, he logged a National League best 2.16 ERA across 31 innings. Both the 2021 and 2022 campaigns earned him Cy Young Award votes.

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But given Urias’ apparent lack of interest in making a return and being the only player twice suspended under MLB’s domestic violence and sexual assault policy, teams might not be as eager as Boras would like the public to believe.

Former Dodgers starter and Cincinnati Reds Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer has been outspoken about his interest in returning to a major-league mound following his own suspension. His suspension ended before the 2023 season but the closest he’s been able to get to a return to date is a deal with an independent league team.

If Urias does decide to end his self-imposed exile from pitching, it sounds like Boras is prepared to help him seek a comeback in the majors. But the agent refused to get into specifics without the pitcher’s direct blessing.

This article was originally published on Forbes.com