<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dodgers-news-stephen-a-smith-roasted-following-pitch-brusdar-graterol-mom');   ga('set', 'title', 'Stephen A. 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Smith relentlessly roasted on X following pitch by Brusdar Graterol’s mom</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-22T00:42:41-07:00">September 22nd, 12:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-22T00:43:15-07:00">September 22nd, 12:43am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sportswriter who is comfortable covering many different sports. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith exudes as much confidence as almost any other sports personality. So naturally, when he stumbles, people are going to talk. He was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/stephen-a-smith-embarrassing-first-pitch-at-yankee-stadium-will-get-him-roasted-by-shannon-sharpe" rel="noopener">thoroughly eviscerated</a> for his underwhelming first pitch at Thursday’s New York Yankees game. But what made matters far worse for the First Take host was that he was outshined on the mound on the same night. Across the country, the mother of Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Brusdar Graterol <a href="https://twitter.com/whamshki/status/1705089728415244339" rel="noopener">threw a perfect strike</a>.</p><p>Smith himself admitted he was “disgusted” by his poor showing. Fortunately for him, Yankees fans have become accustomed to being disappointed in 2023. Conversely, Dodger Stadium just keeps churning out victories and personal triumphs. It should be noted that Graterol’s mom, Ysmalia, is a former softball player who clearly has a grasp of pitching mechanics.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="cy">Ysmalia Graterol &gt; Stephen A. Smith<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dodgers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dodgers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LADodgers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LADodgers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HereToPlay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HereToPlay</a> <a href="https://t.co/42nWkj5a6O">pic.twitter.com/42nWkj5a6O</a></p><p>— Whamshki (@whamshki) <a href="https://twitter.com/whamshki/status/1705089728415244339?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>But that tidbit did not make people’s quips <a href="https://twitter.com/NoahB77_/status/1705090099405353130" rel="noopener">any less sharp</a>. “Stephen A. Smith strutted onto the mound with a smug grin and threw a 46-foot little league pitch,” Noah Bieniek posted on X. “Brusdar Graterol’s mother fired a strike. SAS keeps taking Ls.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="cy">Mama Graterol &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Stephen A. Smith. <a href="https://t.co/LKAhPf3s7D">https://t.co/LKAhPf3s7D</a></p><p>— Embrace the goofy. (@Bloodbath1977) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bloodbath1977/status/1705087224776384780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Stephen A. Smith strutted onto the mound with a smug grin and threw a 46-foot little league pitch. Brusdar Graterol’s mother fired a strike. SAS keeps taking Ls<a href="https://t.co/MyRDS2GuLo">pic.twitter.com/MyRDS2GuLo</a> <a href="https://t.co/KrM6egWof5">https://t.co/KrM6egWof5</a></p><p>— Noah Bieniek (@NoahB77_) <a href="https://twitter.com/NoahB77_/status/1705090099405353130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Charity event idea – <a href="https://twitter.com/stephenasmith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@stephenasmith</a> gets 3 AB vs mama graterol. If she strikes him out, he donates the proceeds to a children’s charity. Your move stephen a, do it for the kids</p><p>— Roger Hinojosa (@rawger_that) <a href="https://twitter.com/rawger_that/status/1705068018622238931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Smith’s lowlight comes after he was criticized for vehemently arguing that Shohei Ohtani is not worth a $500 million contract this offseason. Fair or not, bouncing a ball to home plate will only add fuel to the fire. He will have to face the music on Friday’s edition of First Take, and probably in the days that follow.</p><p>Ysmalia’s impressive throw underscored hr epic reunion with son Brusdar Graterol, who she had not seen in person in seven years. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-brusdar-graterol-reunites-with-mom-after-7-years-in-emotional-moment" rel="noopener">Their emotional journey</a> back to one another resonates with even non-baseball fans. The Dodgers allowed them to share a once-in-a-lifetime moment Thursday.</p><p>It might behoove Smith to capitalize on his embarrassment and team up with the hurler as part <a href="https://twitter.com/rawger_that/status/1705068018622238931" rel="noopener">of a fundraiser</a>. “Charity event idea– Stephen A. Smith gets 3 AB vs mama Graterol. If she strikes him out, he donates the proceeds to a children’s charity. Your move Stephen A, do it for the kids,” Roger Hinojosa posted. </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Stephen A. Smith relentlessly roasted on X following pitch by Brusdar Graterol’s mom

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-reveals-troubling-update-on-brusdar-graterol');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Dave Roberts reveals troubling update on Brusdar Graterol');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Brusdar-Graterol-Dodgers.jpg"></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Dave Roberts reveals troubling update on Brusdar Graterol</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-05T22:53:24-07:00">July 5th, 10:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-05T22:54:33-07:00">July 5th, 10:54pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed that reliever Brusdar Graterol is dealing with an <a href="https://twitter.com/FabianArdaya/status/1676821278177763331" rel="noopener">upper-body injury</a> that is troubling the pitcher, per Fabian Andaya of The Athletic.</p><p><i>“Dave Roberts said Brusdar Graterol has been unavailable the last couple nights. ‘It’s his arm,’ he said. They’ll see if he can be available tomorrow; if not they’ll have to make a decision.”</i></p><p>While Roberts did not elaborate any further on the arm issue of Brusdar Graterol, it’s still a cause of concern for the Dodgers and their fans, who have constantly been left on the edge of their seats by the team’s bullpen. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-evan-phillips-felt-confident-going-into-inning-that-doomed-la-in-loss-to-pirates" rel="noopener">It’s been an adventure</a> this season for the Dodgers whenever their relievers toe the rubber, but Brusdar Graterol has been one of the team’s best. Graterol has not allowed an earned run in any of his last six appearances, which covered seven innings.</p><p>Brusdar Graterol is second among Dodgers relievers with a 0.6 fWAR to go four saves and a 1.95 ERA. He also owns a 1.189 WHIP.</p><p>The Dodgers, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pirates-vs-dodgers-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-7-4-2023" rel="noopener">defeated the Pirates Wednesday</a>, 6-4, definitely hope that Brusdar Graterol’s arm issue isn’t serious enough to see him land on the injured list. It’s going to be encouraging for Los Angeles if he manages to pitch this Thursday in the finale of the four-game series at Dodger Stadium versus the Pirates.</p><p>In any case, Ardaya pointed out that the Dodgers <a href="https://twitter.com/FabianArdaya/status/1676822866300657664" rel="noopener">could look for help</a> in the bullpen with Yency Almonte about to go on the paternity list.</p><p>Graterol signed a one-year deal worth $1.225 million last January to avoid arbitration.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Dave Roberts reveals troubling update on Brusdar Graterol

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers lose reliever Brusdar Graterol to concerning elbow injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Brusdar-Graterol-Dodgers-Dave-Roberts.jpg"></figure><h1>Dodgers lose reliever Brusdar Graterol to concerning elbow injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-09-01T10:35:29-07:00">September 1st, 10:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-09-01T10:35:53-07:00">September 1st, 10:35am</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a freelance sports journalist and full-time editor for ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Dodgers are cruising along with the best record in baseball, but they can’t seem to catch a break on the mound. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-walker-buehler-sends-message-to-la-fans-after-2nd-tommy-john-surgery/">After recently losing Walker Buehler for the rest of the season due to Tommy John</a>, the team has also just placed star reliever Brusdar Graterol on the 15-day IL with an elbow injury.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/billplunkettocr/status/1565378572759490564">Via Bill Plunkett:</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dodgers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dodgers</a> have placed Brusdar Graterol on the IL with elbow inflammation. Was supposed to test it before game yesterday. Phil Bickford is recalled two days after being optioned. 1/2</p><p>— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) <a href="https://twitter.com/billplunkettocr/status/1565378572759490564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>A brutal blow for the Dodgers. Graterol has been one of Dave Roberts’ most reliable bullpen weapons in 2022, making 41 appearances while posting a 3.02 ERA and 2-3 record. The hard-throwing righty has struck out 39 batters in 44.2 innings and allowed only 10 walks.</p><p>He’s almost always a late-innings guy who pitches one inning, but it’s a crucial go-to arm for the Dodgers before turning it over to closer Craig Kimbrel. It’s just elbow inflammation though therefore the hope is that with the proper treatment, Graterol can be back by the middle of the month.</p><p>He already missed around a month from July to August as well because of a shoulder problem. Needless to say, it’s been an injury-filled campaign for the 24-year-old Venezuelan.</p><p>On a more positive note, the Dodgers are on the brink of reinstating reliever Blake Treinen, who has been out since April. His return will help ease the temporary loss of Graterol.</p><p>LA wraps up a three-game set with the New York Mets on Thursday before hosting the San Diego Padres through the weekend. They’re currently 90-39 and the first team in the Majors to reach 90 wins. Clayton Kershaw also makes his return to the rotation against the Mets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
22	2.455	7	0.6818	0	0

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
22	2.455	7	0.6818	0	0

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