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The Los Angeles Dodgers are losing star closer Edwin Díaz for the next few months.
The team announced Monday that they have placed the pitcher on the injured list, citing “loose bodies” in his right elbow. (“Loose bodies” refers to pieces of bone or cartilage that have broken off and are floating freely in the joint.)
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Díaz will undergo surgery to clean up the joint, and is expected to return in the second half of the season, per the team. In turn, L.A. is calling up Jake Eder, an offseason acquisition from the Washington Nationals.
Díaz signed a record-setting three-year, $69 million contract to join the Dodgers this offseason after spending six seasons with the New York Mets. So far this season, Díaz has made seven appearances for L.A., picking up four saves with one blown save.
His two most recent appearance, though, were his worst: He blew a three-run lead in the ninth inning against the Texas Rangers on April 10 (the Dodgers wound up winning 8-7 on a walk-off home run) and then gave up three more earned runs in a 9-6 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, ballooning his ERA to 10.50 on the season.
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It’s unclear if his injury contributed to his recent struggles. The 32-year-old will now be out for approximately the next three months, with the Dodgers hoping that he will return after the All-Star break in July.
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