Edwin Díaz Surgery on Wednesday

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed pitcher Edwin Díaz will have surgery at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic on Wednesday to remove loose bodies from his elbow. He is expected to return during the second half of the season.

Díaz, is 1-0 with a 10.50 ERA in seven games this season. The 10-year veteran is 29-36 in his career with a 2.91 ERA in 527 games. The three-time All-Star has 257 saves in 300 opportunities with 849 strikeouts. He was drafted in the third round of the 2012 First Year Player Draft by the Seattle Mariners out of Caguas Military Academy (PR).

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