Confirmed: As Diamondbacks starter gets very pivotal injury update

03/08/2024 Emmanuel Baseball 0

Is Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly close to returning from injury?

The Arizona Diamondbacks’ season has gone mostly according to script so far, as the defending NL champions are currently 59-51. That record is good enough for second place to their rival, the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are currently four games ahead of the Snakes. They also own the second Wild Card slot at the moment, as the team is a half game above the New York Mets and San Diego Padres, the pair of whom are tied for that final playoff slot.

However, the Diamondbacks may have an ace in the hole, quite literally in fact. MLB.com’s Steve Gilbert reported on Friday that veteran starter Merrill Kelly is slated to throw in a rehab game for one of the club’s minor league affiliates on Tuesday.

“Merrill Kelly will throw in a rehab game for Hillsboro on Tuesday,” stated Gilbert via X, formerly Twitter.

Kelly is currently on the 60-Day IL with a shoulder injury, but the news that he is slated to begin a rehab assignment this coming week is great news for the Diamondbacks. Fellow starting pitchers Eduardo Rodriguez and Blake Walston are also out with injuries at the moment, but it seems as if Arizona will be getting all three back within the next few weeks. It is great timing for manager Torey Lovullo’s squad, as they look to make another deep postseason run this year.