Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto returns Tuesday after a three-month absence due to a rotator cuff injury

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation will get a key building block back next week.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will return from the injured list on Tuesday after missing nearly three months with a rotator cuff injury, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters on Wednesday. Yamamoto will face the Chicago Cubs at home.

Yamamoto made two rehab starts before the announcement, pitching two innings each for the Triple-A Oklahoma City club. He allowed three earned runs, struck out five and walked two.

The return will be welcome news for a Dodgers rotation that has been plagued by injuries all year. Clayton Kershaw and Tyler Glasnow are both still trying to return to the team, and Bobby Miller and Walker Buehler have struggled to get back into form.

With just a little over a month left until the MLB postseason, the Dodgers want as much clarity as possible on their starting pitching, thanks to what happened last year when the Arizona Diamondbacks were left with a devastated rotation.

Yamamoto was an early standout for the Dodgers after joining the team on a pitcher-record, 12-year, $325 million contract last offseason. He had a 2.92 ERA with 84 strikeouts in 74 innings in 14 starts before his injury in his June 15 outing.

The biggest concern surrounding Yamamoto when he entered MLB was his durability. Injuries weren’t a problem during his career in Japan, but his smaller frame of 5-foot-10, 176 pounds and previous adherence to Japan’s weekly pitching schedule left some wondering whether he’d be able to pitch every five days in MLB. A single injury doesn’t warrant those concerns, but it does make Yamamoto’s ability to finish the season important to his future.