SAN DIEGO – San Diego Padres right-back Dinelson Lamet left his season debut Wednesday after two innings without scores due to the narrowing of his right forearm.
Lamet appeared to be throwing well against the Milwaukee Brewers, leaving four after a single game to start the game. He launched 19 attacks from 29 pitches, reaching 97 mph on his fast ball.
The Brewers won 4-2.
Lamet, 28, hadn’t pitched a pitch since he left his final start of 2020 with elbow discomfort and missed the playoffs. He received multiple opinions that surgery was not necessary and was given platelet-rich plasma therapy during the low season.
Lamet was operated on by Tommy John in 2018 and did not return until the second half of 2019.
Lamet was 3-1 in 12 starts last year, when he finished fourth in the National League’s Cy Young Award voting. He averaged 12.1 strokes per game and had an ERA of 2.09, the third-best in the National League.
His quick departure came a day after left-hander Adrian Morejon was operated on by Tommy John.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.