Dodgers keeping Edwin Diaz a mystery
The new Los Angeles closer is missing in action.
Dodgers keeping Edwin Diaz a mystery originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Edwin Diaz pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.
The Dodgers then chose not to use him on Saturday, with manager Dave Roberts expressing they felt what he showed on Friday called for a bit of rest. After Sunday's game, Roberts was even more coy. Diaz didn't pitch, and Roberts declined to say whether Diaz was even available.
#Dodgers Dave Roberts wouldn't say if Edwin Diaz was available today. "I'm going to keep that one to myself. " ā Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) April 12, 2026 MORE: Jazz Chisholm didn't even know rules as he messed up ending of Yankees' game Diaz got shelled in his Friday night outing.
He got through an inning, but he gave up three runs, including a home run. He had a three-run lead against the Rangers, who tied it up before the Dodgers won it in the next half inning. For better or worse, that led Roberts to give Diaz a rest, and now Diaz has sat out two games in a row.