Diamondbacks’ Justin Martinez Faces Uncertain Future After Sudden Shoulder Injury Landing Him on 15-Day IL

It’s always tough seeing a player’s name hit the injured list, especially when it’s someone pivotal like Justin Martinez for the Diamondbacks. The right-handed reliever’s recent sharp drop in velocity—and that ugly outing against the Mets where he couldn’t retire a batter—forced Arizona’s hand to place him on the 15-day IL due to right shoulder inflammation. Suddenly, the bullpen’s dynamics shift, and the team had to bring up lefty José Castillo from Triple-A Reno to fill the void. On top of that, A.J. Puk, another key piece out of the bullpen, was slid to the 60-day IL with his own elbow troubles. That’s a lot of firepower down for a team still figuring out its closer situation.

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