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Dodgers pitcher Edwin Diaz reveals improved velocity after elbow surgery
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have the best record in baseball and will be getting reinforcements to the lineup. Blake Snell will be coming back to the rotation for the Dodgers soon, while Landon Knack just came off the IL.
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Now, another piece of the Dodgers pitching staff, Edwin Diaz , is working towards returning to the team. Diaz pitched one inning for the Single-A Ontario Tower Buzzers, throwing 11 pitches, allowing a single, and striking out two. What was surprising was his velocity in his return , which he spoke about after the contest, according to Nelson Espinal of Dodgers Nation.
"I think my velo[city] will keep improving. I feel good right now. Before I think I had a little bit of a problem trying to throw hard because I had five bone chips in my elbow. I'm cleaned up now and I threw 98. I could not have thrown 98 earlier in the season so I'm going in the right direction," Diaz said after the game.
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Diaz joined the Dodgers after signing a three-year deal with the team in the offseason. He made seven appearances with the team, but was struggling. He was 0-1 with a 10.50 ERA, a 2.33 WHIP, and has struck out only ten, while making four saves. It was clear he was not 100 percent, and it came out that he had loose bodies in his pitching elbow. Diaz would have surgery to remove the loose bodies and could be back in the bullpen shortly after the All-Star break.
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The Dodgers are 61-35 on the season , which is good for first in the NL West and the best record in baseball. They look to avoid the sweep at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon.
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