Edwin Diaz or Fernando Cruz

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News & Notes
Schedule

Edwin Diaz or Fernando Cruz Player Statistics
	Edwin Diaz RP - LAD	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	16	61

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	13.2	54.2

Wins	2	4

Losses	2	6

Saves	7	2

Blown Saves	4	6

Holds	0	19

Hits Allowed	25	41

Earned Runs	18	19

Home Runs Allowed	3	7

Strikeouts	19	67

Walks	10	32

ERA	11.85	3.13

WHIP	2.56	1.34

Edwin Diaz or Fernando Cruz Player Projections
	Edwin Diaz RP - LAD	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	64	59

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	64.2	58.9

Wins	4	4

Losses	2	3

Saves	35	2

Blown Saves	2	1

Holds	2	17

Hits Allowed	45	45

Earned Runs	21	24

Home Runs Allowed	7	7

Strikeouts	90	81

Walks	22	27

ERA	2.96	3.68

WHIP	1.04	1.23

Edwin Diaz or Fernando Cruz Player Notes
	Edwin Diaz RP - LAD	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
News
	Edwin Diaz threw a bullpen session on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Fernando Cruz has been diagnosed with a partially torn UCL in his right elbow. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Edwin Díaz underwent an MRI that didn’t reveal any structural issues. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	The Yankees placed Fernando Cruz on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th
	Edwin Diaz is being placed on the injured list with neck inflammation. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Fernando Cruz and the New York Yankees have avoided arbitration and the righthander is scheduled to make $1.45 million in 2026. David Leisering Sat, Jan 10th
	The Dodgers are placing closer Edwin Díaz on the injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th
	Edwin Diaz walked two and struck out one over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Friday's 3-1 win over the Brewers. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 15th
Notes
	Edwin Díaz reaffirmed his elite closer status in 2025, posting a dominant 1.63 ERA with a .502 OPS allowed and strong underlying indicators, including a sub-0.90 WHIP and elite run-prevention metrics. While his strikeout rate (38.0%) was slightly below his 2022 peak, it remained well above league average and was paired with improved home-run suppression and stable command. The 2026 projections reflect continued ninth-inning dominance with high save volume and strong ratios, supported by his consistent bat-missing profile and ability to limit hard contact. As long as health cooperates and the Dodgers don't get too cute with their bullpen, Díaz remains a top-tier fantasy closer with realistic upside to finish among the league leaders in saves again. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Edwin Diaz or Fernando Cruz Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Edwin Diaz RP - LAD			Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#288
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert		vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#156	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#267	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#168	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#325
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#206
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#178
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#170
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#209	@ SD
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN			vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA			vs NYM
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN			@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			@ MIN
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Thu, Apr 16th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#245
Thu, May 7th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119
Thu, Jun 25th				@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Thu, Jul 9th				@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, Jul 27th				@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Thu, Aug 20th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Mon, Aug 31st				@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL