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The Dodgers released a batch of injury updates on Friday covering three key players, per Dodger Blue. While Max Muncy and Blake Snell have been well-documented situations this week, the update on Edwin Díaz is the one that hasn’t gotten enough attention. Díaz remains sidelined as the Dodgers continue to manage a growing list of injuries to important contributors — even as the team pulls away in the NL West standings.

Díaz came to the Dodgers as one of the most electric relievers in baseball over the past decade. The right-hander made his name with the Mets, earning an All-Star nod and posting one of the most dominant closing seasons in recent memory in 2022, when he struck out 118 batters in 62 innings and posted a 1.31 ERA. His career has been interrupted by significant injuries — most notably the torn patellar tendon he suffered celebrating Puerto Rico’s World Baseball Classic win in March 2023, which wiped out nearly his entire 2023 season. When he came back, he was never quite the same in New York, and the Dodgers saw an opportunity to buy low on elite talent with a track record. Losing him now, even temporarily, takes a weapon out of a bullpen that was already being asked to absorb the loss of Snell from the rotation.

Muncy, for his part, gave everyone a scare Thursday night when he was involved in a nasty collision at first base against the Diamondbacks. He was removed from the game, but both he and Miguel Vargas — the other player involved — came away without serious injury. That’s about as good an outcome as you could ask for on a play that looked ugly in real time. Muncy has been a cornerstone of this lineup for years, and at this stage of his career, you hold your breath a little more on those bang-bang plays. The fact that he’s OK means the Dodgers dodge (no pun intended) what could have been a brutal loss.

Snell’s situation is the longer-term concern. His loose bodies surgery was a different procedure than the one Tarik Skubal underwent — something Dave Roberts and the staff have been clear about — but it still leaves the Dodgers without one of their top-of-the-rotation arms for a meaningful stretch. Snell’s track record when healthy is undeniable: two Cy Young-caliber seasons, a legitimate ace who misses bats at an elite rate. But “when healthy” has been doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence for a while now. The Dodgers built their rotation with enough depth to absorb a loss like this, but it’s not something you can just shrug off.

The bigger picture here is actually encouraging despite the injury list. The Dodgers are pulling away in the NL West while missing real contributors. That’s a sign of organizational depth — and frankly, it’s what separates this roster from most of the league. We have the talent to weather these absences. But the bullpen piece with Díaz is the one I’m watching most closely. A healthy Díaz in October changes the math on how our pitching staff can be deployed in short series. Getting him back right matters more than getting him back fast.

Source(s): Staff (Dodger Blue) | First reported: June 6, 2026 12:54 PM UTC

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