Mets, Edwin Diaz and World Baseball Classic
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New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz sounds ready to return to the scene — or, at least, the cause — of the crime. Well, not so much crime as injury. Over two years after tearing the patellar tendon in his right knee during the 2023 World Baseball Classic,
The New York Mets found some of the best bullpen help and depth that wouldn't cost them an arm and a leg before the MLB Trade Deadline, agreeing to a deal with
With a handful of days remaining before the July 31 trade deadline, the Mets should further improve their bullpen by adding someone to complement All-Star closer Edwin Díaz. That means trading for someone adept at closing when Díaz is unavailable, or for when situations dictate that Díaz appears earlier in a game than the ninth inning.
After escaping the eighth, an inning in which Díaz clipped Travis d’Arnaud as soon as he replaced Brooks Raley, Díaz drilled Chris Taylor square in the helmet with a 96 mph four-seam fastball with the first pitch of the ninth.
It's hard to argue with Carlos Mendoza's strategy to secure a New York Mets win by sending Edwin Diaz out in the eighth inning with a runner on first in a 6-3 g
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In the world of professional baseball, details matter. Edwin Diaz, the Puerto Rican pitcher for the New York Mets, knows this very well, as he has once again shone brightly in MLB
With the final pitch of the New York Mets' come-from-behind victory on Monday night, closer Edwin Diaz cemented his name in baseball’s history books. Diaz recor
Angels interim manager Ray Montgomery came out to argue with Bacchus after the at-bat and was ejected after a heated back-and-forth. A half-inning later, Angels offensive coordinator Tim Laker was ejected for barking at Bacchus. The Mets hung on for the 6-3 win, completing a three-game sweep of the Angels.