{"id":96821,"date":"2025-03-04T20:45:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T01:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=96821"},"modified":"2025-03-04T20:46:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T01:46:53","slug":"dodgers-reliever-edgardo-henriquez-miss-start-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/03\/04\/dodgers-reliever-edgardo-henriquez-miss-start-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Dodgers Reliever Will Miss the Start of the Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed reliever Edgardo Henriquez will miss the start of the season, reports Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. The young hurler was seen in the clubhouse wearing a walking boot. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts declined to elaborate further. Henriquez&#8217;s fastball has been clocked as high as 104 miles per hour. The young gun had a rapid rise through the Los Angeles minor league system after missing all of 2023 due to Tommy John surgery.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Edgardo Henriquez was in a walking boot today in the clubhouse. He won\u2019t be ready to start the season, Dave Roberts said, but Roberts didn\u2019t want to get into what happened right now.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabianArdaya\/status\/1897054256542474571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Dodgers Reliever Edgardo Henriquez to Miss Start of Season<\/h2>\n<h3>A Cup of Coffee<\/h3>\n<p>The reliever apparently has one of the most electric repertoires in the Los Angeles organization. The Dodgers <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/24\/dodgers-call-up-young-hurler-edgardo-henriquez\/\" target=\"_self\">called him up<\/a> for the last week of the regular season in 2024. The Dodgers needed a fresh arm to cover a few innings in a weary bullpen. As a result, the right-hander got some major league experience, making a few relief appearances with decent results. In 3 1\/3 innings, Henriquez had a 2.70 ERA with five strikeouts and one save.<\/p>\n<h3>Dress Rehearsal<\/h3>\n<p>Spring training has been less successful this year, as the 21-year-old has an ERA of over 15. It may be hard to measure the youngster&#8217;s success in exhibition games, as pitchers tend to tweak their mechanics as well as their pitch selection. It wouldn&#8217;t take much speculation to conclude that frustration may have led to an injury. Anthony Banda <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/11\/dodgers-brusdar-graterol-return-anthony-banda-il\/\" target=\"_self\">can attest<\/a> to that.<\/p>\n<h3>Putting the Pieces Together<\/h3>\n<p>Barring an injury, it was unlikely that Henriquez was going to find a spot on the 40-man roster at the beginning of the season. Los Angeles has been very active this offseason in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/02\/04\/dodgers-trade-ryan-brasier-cubs\/\" target=\"_self\">revamping<\/a> their bullpen. The acquisitions of veteran relievers Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates make room premium on the pitching staff.<\/p>\n<h3>A Bump in the Road<\/h3>\n<p>As unfortunate as this news is, hopefully, this detour for Henriquez will be short-lived as he seems headed to a promising young career.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed reliever Edgardo Henriquez will miss the start of the season, reports Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. The young hurler was seen in the clubhouse wearing a walking boot. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts declined to elaborate further. Henriquez&#8217;s fastball has been clocked as high as 104 miles per hour. 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