PEORIA, Ariz. — Edwin Diaz will be allowed to pitch if needed in the World Baseball Classic championship game.
The Mariners have given their young fireballing closer permission to pitch for Puerto Rico on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium . And it’s impossible to see a scenario where Puerto Rico’s manager Edwin Rodriguez wouldn’t use his best reliever.
“He is going to pitch for the Puerto Rican team if they need him tomorrow,” manager Scott Servais confirmed.
The Puerto Rican Baseball Federation released a tweet earlier in the day, saying that Diaz had been granted permission for one inning.