On Wednesday night, a feeling of triumph quickly turned into a somber mood for Team Puerto Rico after New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz sustained a season-ending knee injury while celebrating their victory over Team Dominican Republic. While this is a devastating loss for Team Puerto Rico, it is also a crushing blow to the Mets who are entering 2023 as legit World Series contenders. They will now...
The dust had hardly settled on the Houston Astros winning the 2022 World Series before the New York Mets made the first major move of the offseason, signing elite closer Edwin Diaz to a record five-year, $102 million contract last Sunday. It was an Earth-shattering move that sent seismic waves throughout the baseball world, while proving quickly that owner Steve Cohen and the Mets mean business...
Earlier this week the New York Mets announced that their deal with star closer Edwin Díaz was official. The five-year, $102 million deal set the record for the biggest overall deal given to a reliever, the highest average annual value for a reliever, and finally, the largest signing bonus as well at $12 million. The Associated Press has released additional details of the deal. Here’s how...
The New York Mets (91-55) defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates (55-90) for a second consecutive night at Citi Field. The Mets got great pitching from the combo of Taijuan Walker and Edwin Díaz. Friday night’s game started as a pitchers duel between Walker and Mitch Keller. Walker breezed through the first three innings and did not allow a base runner until Rodolfo Castro singled with two outs...
