Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Edgardo Henriquez was poised to earn a spot on the Opening Day roster this spring, however a metatarsal harm in his left foot stored him sidelined for the beginning of the season.
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Neither the Dodgers or Henriquez would reveal how the 23-year-old sustained the harm after he arrived to Camelback Ranch with a strolling boot on early in spring camp.
Now, months later, Henriquez remains to be not inclined to share how he was injured.
“I’d quite maintain that to myself,” Henriquez mentioned to the Los Angeles Occasions.
The precise-hander was referred to as up by the Dodgers a month in the past, and Henriquez acquired to make his season debut in opposition to the Minnesota Twins. He’s joined the massive league workforce a number of occasions this season due to accidents to the Dodgers bullpen.
Tanner Scott, Kirby Yates, Michael Kopech and Brock Stewart are all on the injured checklist. Nonetheless, Scott and Yates are anticipated to return this weekend.
Nonetheless, accidents opened the door for Henriquez and he’s definitely taken benefit of the chance. The precise-hander has tossed eight scoreless innings for the Dodgers this season, and his velocity so far has been merely jaw-dropping.
A whopping 28 of the 92 pitches he’s thrown this season have exceeded 101 miles per hour. Final weekend in opposition to San Diego Padres infielder Ryan O’Hearn, Henriquez threw the hardest-thrown pitch by a Dodger since Statcast started monitoring pace in 2015.
The 23-year-old has proven a lot promise for the Dodgers bullpen, and has given the pitching workers a contemporary arm when it was wanted most.
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