Los Angeles's baseball club, the Dodgers, will see their new closer, Edwin Diaz, submit to an operation this Wednesday. The action aims to clear detached matter from his right elbow. Reports suggest this absence could stretch around three months, pushing any return toward the ' second half ' of the playing season. This comes after Diaz's recent difficulties, allowing three runs in Sunday's game against the Rockies without recording an out. He also gave up three earned runs in his prior outing, pointing to a struggle before the diagnosis. The team has placed the 32-year-old right-hander on the ' 15-day injured list '.
Immediate Adjustments and Season's Start
To adjust, the Dodgers have called up left-handed pitcher Jake Elder from their Triple-A affiliate, Oklahoma City. This move provides immediate pitching cover while Diaz is away. Diaz, in his initial year with the club, had gathered four saves and 10 strikeouts, alongside a high 10.50 ERA. The specific procedure targets 'loose bodies' within the elbow joint, a common enough affliction among pitchers. His absence alters the daily calculus for a bullpen already in play through the early season.
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Team Context and Past Performance
The Dodgers, known as current titleholders of the World Series, are navigating this setback mid-series with the Rockies, before a forthcoming sequence of games in San Francisco. The wider consequences for their bullpen are unclear, though other pitchers like Vesia and Scott possess career save totals. Previous reports from the team noted they had ' suspected something ' was amiss with their new closer's arm. Diaz's past record includes averages of 14.5 strikeouts per nine innings over his career and two seasons with 32 saves while pitching for the Mets, demonstrating a different quality of prior work. The situation leaves the team to recalibrate its end-of-game strategy.
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