After a season where he saved 57 games for the Seattle Mariners, held batters to a .160 batting average, and finished the season with a 0.79 WHIP, New York Mets fans were hoping to see a similar unhittable force closing out games for them in 2019. Unfortunately, things haven’t gone so well for Edwin Diaz in New York. Though I’m not ready to throw in the towel yet, there’s no denying his inability to repeat history.
Following his blown save in Thursday night’s suspended game versus the St. Louis Cardinals, many Mets faithful are prepared to have flashbacks of Armando Benitez.