Dodgers star closer Edwin Diaz to miss three months after elbow surgery

[p]The surgery will remove "loose bodies from his elbow." A three-month timetable would see [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diaz-edwin/OEvYedeF/"]Diaz[/a] returning in late July or early-mid August. [/p][embed guid="81979f3b-d52f-49eb-94e7-d5d1c195ce78" url="https://x.com/Dodgers/status/2046356096672239725?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The reigning National League Reliever has been having a rough go at it this year after the team signed him to a three-year, $69 million contract this past offseason.[/p][p]Diaz, 32, has given up seven runs on nine hits through six innings, posting a brutal 10.50 ERA with 10 strikeouts and five walks, recording four saves in seven games. The vet has been established as one of the best closers in baseball through his 10-year career, posting at least 25 saves in six of those seasons and an ERA below 2.00 in four. [/p][embed guid="1683ea6d-7473-4769-8b4f-6fd111db4799" url="https://x.com/MLB/status/2037756355121975549?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]He made his third All-Star appearance last season and finished with a 1.63 ERA and 28 saves through 62 games, finishing 48 of them. This is Diaz's second big injury since entering the league. [/p][p]In 2023, he missed the entire season after tearing a patellar tendon in his right knee while celebrating Puerto Rico's post-game celebration after beating the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic. [/p][p]Los Angeles currently sit in first place in the NL West division with a 15-6 record - also the best record in baseball. [/p]