Diamondbacks closer Paul Sewald will start season on injured list with strained oblique

By: The Associated Press Posted: 7:08 PM CDT Monday, Mar. 25, 2024 Last Modified: 8:32 PM CDT Monday, Mar. 25, 2024

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks closer Paul Sewald will start the season on the injured list because of a strained left oblique.

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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks closer Paul Sewald will start the season on the injured list because of a strained left oblique.

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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks closer Paul Sewald will start the season on the injured list because of a strained left oblique.

Manager Torey Lovullo said the strain was a Grade 2, meaning the right-hander could miss several weeks. The 33-year-old reliever is in his second season with the Diamondbacks after coming to the franchise in a trade-deadline deal with the Mariners last summer.

“He’s going to miss some time,” Lovullo told reporters on Monday.

FILE - Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Paul Sewald warms up during spring training baseball workouts, Feb. 17, 2024, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Sewald will start the season on the injured list because of a strained left oblique. Manager Torey Lovullo said Monday, March 25, that strain was a Grade 2, meaning the right-hander could miss several weeks. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Sewald had 13 saves down the stretch in the regular season and six more in the playoffs, helping the D-backs in their surprise run to the World Series, where they lost to the Texas Rangers in five games.

Right-hander Kevin Ginkel is one of the likely candidates to get save opportunities with Sewald out. Ginkel was 9-1 with a 2.48 ERA last season and has eight career saves.