Injuries pouring on Diamondbacks pitching staff as A.J. Puk gets worse news

When it rains, it pours. The injuries have kept piling on for this team and it isn’t getting any easier now as now another closing pitcher will receive a second opinion.

D-Backs manager Torey Lovullo said that,  “A.J. Puk has paused his throwing program and will visit Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles”, per Nick Piecoro of AZ Central/Arizona Republic.

If it’s the worst-case scenario, this will be the third possibility of Tommy John surgery for this D-Backs ball club as newly signed free agent Corbin Burns will undergo surgery and it seems Justin Martinez is headed that way as well.

A.J. Puk has only pitched 8 innings of this 2025 season, and he had 12 strikeouts with a 3.38 ERA before his injury occurred. It was during the middle of April when the D-Backs placed Puk on the 15-day IL with a flexor strain. Arizona has remained hopeful that no surgery was going to be required, though receiving a second opinion is never a good sign. Arizona now looks forward as they get set to take on the San Diego Padres this afternoon at Chase Field and get their fifth win in a row.