83 days. That’s how long it had been since Jesús Luzardo last took the mound for the Miami Marlins.
Luzardo was placed on the 15-day IL on May 15th with a left forearm strain. Initially, Miami was quite optimistic that Luzardo would only miss a minimum of 15 days and that the injury was not too serious. However, a month later, he was transferred to the 60-day IL as he still hadn’t begun throwing.
He was finally back on a big-league mound on Monday night as he and the Marlins took on the Cincinnati Reds the day before the trade deadline.