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Edwin Diaz’ spring training debut with the New York Mets wasn’t a good one. In fact, he looked a lot like his 2019 version, which is a scary thought for the team and its fans: he generated swings and misses but had command issues that led to hard contact.
The Puerto Rican reliever, the one with the 5.59 ERA in 2019, hit 98 mph in the radar gun. That is amazing velocity, but when it is coupled with bad command, it doesn’t play. Diaz struck out one in his abbreviated outing but he also conceded three hits, two of which were of the extra-base variety.