Edwin Díaz spoke with reporters on Monday, for the first time since his arthroscopic surgery last Wednesday, including optimism that there was no ligament damage in his right elbow. From Fabian Ardaya at The Athletic:

Maddie Lee at the Los Angeles Times talked to many of Kyle Tucker’s former Chicago Cubs teammates about his signing with the Dodgers. Many were surprised by the record-setting average annual value on the short term deal, but were complimentary of Tucker’s fit in Los Angeles:

Hyeseong Kim started the regular season in Triple-A, so he wasn’t around for the ring ceremony on March 27. But he got presented his World Series ring in front of his teammates in the Dodgers clubhouse on Monday.

Zack Meisel examined ABS challenge strategies at The Athletic, including this note about the Dodgers, who through Sunday were tied for the fifth-best success rate at 60 percent:

Ron Cervenka has blogged about the Dodgers dating back to 2015 at Think Blue LA. On Monday, Cervenka announced he’s stepping away from writing due to health issues:

Best wishes to a good and kind man.