New York Mets followers are holding their breath as dominant nearer, Edwin Diaz, injured his knee throughout Crew Puerto Rico’s celebration within the World Baseball Basic on Wednesday.
Promptly after clinching their spot within the WBC semifinals, the workforce celebrated close to the mound.
Nevertheless, Diaz went down, and the celebration was instantly somber.
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Puerto Rico pitcher Edwin Diaz (39) will get taken off the sector by pitching coach Ricky Bones (27) after an obvious leg harm in the course of the workforce celebration towards the Dominican Republic at LoanDepot Park. ( Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Diaz was carried into foul territory and positioned right into a wheelchair the place he was rolled into the clubhouse.
His brother, Alexis, who can be on the workforce, was in tears on the sector.
If Diaz’s harm is important, the harm it does to the Mets is insurmountable.
Diaz was by far one of the best nearer in baseball final 12 months, placing up historic numbers. He pitched to a 1.31 ERA final season, simply the bottom of his profession, hanging out 17.1 batters per 9 innings.
He completed in ninth place within the NL Cy Younger Award vote.
Diaz grew to become a dominant nearer with the Seattle Mariners and was traded to the Mets earlier than the 2019 season – nevertheless, his first season was one to neglect. His ERA was 5.59, he misplaced his job, and appeared to surrender the lengthy ball on a regular basis. However he is had fairly the turnaround.
Edwin Diaz #39 of Crew Puerto Rico lies harm on the sector after celebrating a 5-2 win towards Crew Dominican Republic throughout their World Baseball Basic Pool D sport at loanDepot park on March 15, 2023, in Miami, Florida. (Al Bello/Getty Photos)
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For the reason that begin of the 2020 season, he is been again to regular, with a 2.27 ERA and hanging out 257 batters in 150.1 innings.
The Mets re-signed Diaz to a five-year, $102 million deal within the offseason, essentially the most ever for a reliever.
His walkout music, “Narco” by Blasterjaxx and Timmy Trumpet, has additionally grown considerably of a cult following, and there’s now a debate on if it is higher than Mariano Rivera’s “Enter Sandman.”
Puerto Rico pitcher Edwin Diaz (39) leaves the sector on a wheelchair after an obvious leg harm in the course of the workforce celebration towards the Dominican Republic at LoanDepot Park. (Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sport)
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The “Amazin’ Mets” gained 101 video games final 12 months, however fell in need of a division title to the Atlanta Braves and had been knocked out of the postseason within the wild card spherical to the San Diego Padres.
Diaz’s Mets teammate Francisco Lindor is the beginning shortstop for the Puerto Rican workforce.
