New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz has opted against appealing his 10-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball rules on pitchers' use of foreign substances.
ESPN's Jorge Castillo relayed the news from Mets manager Carlos Mendoza on Tuesday as the team was getting ready for a two-game home series against the crosstown rival New York Yankees.
"We want to move on from it," Mendoza said after a reporter asked why Díaz didn't appeal. "We don't want this cloud to be hanging over the team for too long. And we decided it was best.