"Let's try to make it out of Spring Training alive this year" - Dodgers star Gavin Lux reveals his expectations going into 2024 season 

During an appearance at DodgerFest at Dodger Stadium on Feb. 3, Gavin Lux expressed his desire to stay injury free in the 2024 season.

“I feel great, you know, just getting out and being able to work again and actually getting to do baseball … having like six, seven months where you couldn't do anything. Yeah, let's try to make it out of spring training alive this year, please. Let's get through that alive,” Lux said at DodgerFest, which included interviews with Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani and Tyler Glasnow among others.

Last year, Lux suffered an ACL injury in his right knee during spring training, which ruled him out for the entire season. However, the 26-year-old infielder has now fully recovered and is ready to return to the game.

“I think right now I'm almost past everything. I just need to get out there and play in a game ... I feel like I've gotten back to kind of what I'm used to doing,” he added.

Lux is excited to play alongside new additions Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Teoscar Hernandez.

“The signings, trading for Glasnow, Ohtani, Yamamoto, Teoscar. (With) all these, it's a star-studded team," Lux said. "So anytime you can suit up with those guys every single day, I mean, how can you not be excited about”.

What can Gavin Lux bring to the Dodgers’ lineup?

Gavin Lux signed a $1.22 million contract with the Dodgers for 2024 to avoid arbitration. Lux, a member of the Dodgers' roster since 2019, has played a total of 273 games.

In 2022, he batted .276 with 42 RBIs and six home runs. Lux's .983 fielding percentage makes him a strong candidate to join the Dodgers' All-Star roster and a perfect player to share the infield with Ohtani, Betts and Freeman in the upcoming season.