Pitching Punch Reduce: Dodgers Without Major Arm for…
As the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to prepare for the upcoming battle of the free-agent market, the team now knows that it will be without the services of one critical member of its pitching staff for at least the first half of next season.
Fireballing reliever Brusdar Graterol announced on X Friday that he has had surgery to repair the labrum in his right shoulder.
The 26-year-old said in a post translated from Spanish:
“Yesterday I had my shoulder surgery, thank God and Dr. Elattrache everything went well, This year 2024 was quite frustrating for me, dealing with that pain was not easy, and I made the best decision to have surgery, I never gave up, because I am a warrior of God, my mother did not bring just anyone into this world, she knows and he who knows knows!”
Dr. Neal ElAttrache performed the surgery, and the Associated Press reports that Graterol is expected to be available to return for the second half of the 2025 seaso
The six-year Major League Baseball veteran was held to a career-low seven regular-season appearances last season, hampered by shoulder inflammation and a hamstring injur
He did appear in three World Series games as the Dodgers downed the New York Yankees for the MLB championship, allowing three hits and no runs over 2-1/3 total inning
Acquired in a trade with the Minnesota Twins before the COVID-shortened 2020 season, the Venezuelan native has thrived in a set-up role in the Dodgers’ bullpen. In five seasons with Los Angeles, he has a 10-8 record with a 2.69 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 148 strikeouts, and seven saves over 178 appearances.
