Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Edwin Diaz faces a lengthy recovery after team officials announced Monday he will need surgical intervention on his throwing arm.
The 32-year-old closer is scheduled for an operation Wednesday at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles to extract loose bone fragments from his right elbow. Medical staff anticipate Diaz won’t return to action until the latter portion of the 2025 season.
Team management has moved Diaz to the 15-day injured list while bringing up left-handed pitcher Jake Eder from their Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City.
The veteran reliever, who earned All-Star recognition three times during his tenure with Seattle (2018) and the New York Mets (2022, 2025), joined the Dodgers organization this year. Through seven outings in his debut season with Los Angeles, Diaz has recorded one victory and four saves, though he’s struggled with a concerning 10.50 earned run average after surrendering seven runs across six innings of work.
His statistical troubles reached a peak during Sunday’s contest against Colorado, when he allowed three runs on three hits without recording a single out during the eighth inning.
Throughout his nine-year professional career that began with Seattle in 2016, Diaz has compiled a 29-36 record with a 2.91 ERA over 527 relief appearances. The right-hander has accumulated 849 strikeouts while issuing 187 walks in 525 1/3 innings pitched.
Meanwhile, the newly recalled Eder brings limited major league experience at age 27. The southpaw made his big league debut last season with Chicago, appearing in one game before logging eight appearances with the Los Angeles Angels in 2025. His major league statistics show an 0-1 record with a 4.87 ERA, while posting a 3.38 ERA through three games and 5 1/3 innings at Oklahoma City this season.
