Edwin Díaz placed on injured list, will have elbow surgery Wednesday

DENVER, CO - APRIL 19: Edwin Diaz #3 of the Los Angeles Dodgers walks off the field after giving up three earned runs in the eighth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on April 19, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) | Getty Images The early-season struggles of Edwin Díaz reached its logical conclusion on Monday, with the Dodgers closer placed on the 15-day injured list ahead of the team’s series finale against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver. The team says Díaz has loose bodies in his right elbow, and will undergo arthroscopic surgery.

Díaz’s surgery will be Wednesday at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles, to remove the loose bodies from his elbow. The Dodgers say Díaz is expected to return during the second half of the season. Díaz is averaging just 95.

7 mph on his four-seam fastball this season, a mile and a half lower than his previous low, which rang alarm bells over the last two weeks. After blowing a save on April 10 at Dodger Stadium by allowing three runs in the ninth inning, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Díaz was day-to-day as they tried to figure out the issues . Sunday was Díaz’s first appearance since, and he did not retire any of his four batters faced in Denver , and allowed three more runs.

Roberts was perplexed after the game at Coors Field, per Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register : “Today was a tough evaluation. I mean, it really was,” Roberts said. “Because I know what it’s supposed to look like, and when it doesn’t look like that, it gets a little concerning, really.