Emmet Sheehan is headed back to the Los Angeles Dodgers after spending more than two weeks attempting to rediscover his form in Triple-A.

Jack Harris from the California Post was the first to report Tuesday that Sheehan was traveling to Denver ahead of the second game of the Dodgers’ series against the Colorado Rockies.

Los Angeles optioned the 26-year-old right-hander to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Aug. 3 following a difficult start against the Boston Red Sox on Aug. 2.

In that game, Sheehan allowed five runs on six hits (three home runs) with four strikeouts and a walk in 2.2 innings in an 8-4 loss at Dodger Stadium.

It was his second-shortest outing of the season and represented the third time in 2026 that he had allowed at least five earned runs in a start.

Those struggles contributed to the Dodgers’ decision to give Sheehan an opportunity to work through his problems away from the MLB rotation.

Sheehan has a 4-8 record with a 5.29 ERA and 1.29 WHIP in 95.1 innings over 20 starts this season. He has recorded 108 strikeouts against 30 walks.

His brief stay with the Oklahoma City Comets produced encouraging results.

Sheehan recorded a 2.84 ERA in 6.1 innings across two Triple-A starts with the Oklahoma City Comets,

The strongest indication that his two-week reset had accomplished its purpose arrived Aug. 12 against the Albuquerque Isotopes.

Sheehan threw 5.2 shutout innings, surrendering three hits, with eight strikeouts and two walks.

That performance provided exactly the type of response the Dodgers needed to see before bringing him back to MLB. He comes back at the right time, with Justin Wrobleski injured.

Sheehan’s return gives him another opportunity to demonstrate that the difficulties preceding his demotion were a temporary setback rather than something that will define his season.

His ability to generate strikeouts remains one of his most valuable qualities. When his pitches are working together and he controls the strike zone, he possesses the arsenal necessary to miss bats rather than depending exclusively on contact and his defense.

The greater challenge is turning those individual qualities into consistent starts.

Sheehan must limit the damaging innings that have occasionally caused otherwise manageable outings to unravel. Keeping the baseball in the ballpark will be particularly important after allowing three home runs in his final start before being optioned.

His response to the demotion also matters.

Rather than allowing a move to Triple-A to derail his season, Sheehan used his opportunity with Oklahoma City to produce a strong performance and earn another chance.

At 26, he still has room to develop and adjust.

Now the Dodgers will find out whether the progress Sheehan demonstrated during his brief Triple-A assignment can carry back to the MLB level.