Overview
- The Dodgers placed Díaz on a Triple‑A rehab assignment in Oklahoma City and began the planned back‑to‑back appearances on Wednesday to complete a three‑outing test that ends with a final outing on Sunday.
- Díaz has been on the injured list since April 20 after surgery to remove loose bodies from his right elbow and has progressed through Single‑A and an Arizona League appearance during his rehab.
- Team reports note encouraging results in the rehab work — scoreless innings, multiple strikeouts and lively velocity — though Díaz struggled in a small MLB sample this season with a 10.50 ERA before the IL stint.
- Manager Dave Roberts said a clean back‑to‑back test and the Sunday outing would make the club confident enough to activate Díaz for the Dodgers’ next homestand opener on Tuesday.
- Díaz’s return would likely end the closer‑by‑committee approach that has featured Tanner Scott and Evan Phillips and could alter the Dodgers’ bullpen and trade‑deadline planning while the team also evaluates other injured veterans such as Kiké Hernández and members of the rotation.