Dodgers’ Edwin Díaz reveals timetable after elbow surgery: ‘Best-case scenario’

Turns out, the loose bodies that Edwin Díaz had surgically removed from his elbow this week had been there a while. As in, since the very start of his professional career . Speaking to the media Monday for the first time since having an elbow procedure last week that will sideline him until the second half of the season, Díaz said that he’s had loose bodies in his elbow “since I think I signed as a professional player back in 2012.

” Edwin Diaz details when he expects to begin throwing and eventually return to the mound. Kevork Djansezian for CA Post For most of his 10-year MLB career, however, the issue hadn’t bothered the three-time All-Star. It was only this season that the problem finally reared its ugly head.

During the opening weeks of the campaign –– Díaz’s first with the Dodgers after signing a three-year, $69 million contract –– the closer’s fastball velocity had been below average, even for a veteran who has dealt with slow starts in recent years. At first, he said, he believed the problem was with his knee, which he also had surgically repaired in 2023 when he suffered a torn patellar tendon celebrating a win in that year’s World Baseball Classic . Thus, after suffering a three-run blown save against the Rangers on April 10, the Dodgers stayed away from him for the next eight days while he worked through that issue in side sessions and bullpens.

By the time he returned to action on April 19 against the Rockies in Denver, Díaz insisted he was once again “feeling great” and expecting an uptick in his stuff. After recent struggles, including a massive dip in velocity, Diaz underwent elbow surgery last Wednesday. Carlin Stiehl for CA Post Instead, he suffered a disastrous outing, failing to retire any of the four batters he faced while bottoming out with a fastball velocity of 92.