The New York Mets could be without closer Edwin Díaz for the entire 2023 MLB season due to a torn right patellar tendon, Mets general manager Billy Eppler announced. Díaz suffered the injury on Wednesday when jumping up and down with his Puerto Rican teammates on the LoanDepot Park infield after upsetting the Dominican Republic to advance to the World Baseball Classic semifinals. Díaz pitched the ninth inning of the game and struck out all three batters he faced.
A week shy of his 29th birthday, Díaz is arguably the best closer in baseball.