Good morning, Mets fans!

Edwin Díaz is going to be leaving Port St. Lucie for a couple of days as he is going back to New York for the birth of his third child. Díaz made his long-awaited return this week as he struck out the side in the top of fifth on Monday, after walking in to his infamous trumpet entrance song. Along with that came a video of Díaz’s wife Nashaly and their two children celebrating his return to the mound. 

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza mentioned that this will not effect his throwing routine as he will throw a live BP in the morning prior to catching his flight to New York. 

Congratulations to the Díaz family on welcoming another child into the world!

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Yankees star outfielder Aaron Judge is dealing with an oblique issue and his toe is still ailing him from last year, per Pat Ragazzo of SI.com. Judge is still expected to be ready for opening day. 

Milwaukee Brewers closer Devin Williams has two stress fractures in his back and is expected to miss around three months, per Jeff Passan of ESPN.

The Dodgers continue to renew former player Andrew Toles‘ contract to maintain his health insurance as he treats his mental health issues, per The AP.

The Yankees learned that their ace, Gerrit Cole, will be out at least one to two months and has an appointment to fly to LA and meet surgeon Neal ElAttrache, per Jon Heyman of the NY Post. While no tear in his UCL has been detected, they are going to continue to gather more information. 

The Kansas City Royals announced that they will be inducting Bo Jackson into the Royals Hall of Fame on June 29. 

The Boston Red Sox announced that newly signed pitcher Lucas Giolito underwent successful right elbow ulnar collateral ligament repair with internal brace on Tuesday. 

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On This Date in Mets History

2021: Luis Guillorme fouls off 16 pitches in route to drawing a walk in a 22-pitch battle against Cardinals pitcher Jordan Hicks. In his first outing since undergoing Tommy John surgery, Hicks had to leave the game after just one batter. 

Birthdays: Josh Stinson (36)