What started as a rather strong outing for Edwin Diaz, ended up turning into a moment of serious concern for the New York Mets.
So, manager Carlos Mendoza sent Diaz back for the 10th inning on Wednesday afternoon. Because he had such a flawless ninth inning, which included a strikeout. Sadly, things didn’t pan out as they were supposed to.
Bruce Harper started the inning at second as the designated runner, and the Philadelphia Phillies didn’t waste time at all. Harper swiped the third base, and Nick Castellanos came through with an RBI single to give a 3-2 lead to the Phillies. But then came the moment that had the Mets fans holding their breath.
Edwin Diaz is exiting today’s game with an apparent injury.
Diaz seemingly pointed to his left hip, directly after disengaging three different times, which led to a balk.
Hoping it’s nothing serious
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Diaz threw just one pitch to J.T. Realmuto before suddenly motioning toward the dugout. The New York Mets training staff suddenly all came out. And the crowd watched as their $102 million closer was leaving the field in between the innings and under supervision.
He threw 18 pitches during the appearance just two days after tossing 11 pitches to notch a dramatic save before Max Kranick took over with one out in the 10th. So far there is no official word on why Diaz had to exit, but sources mentioned that he pointed at his left hip directly after disengaging three different times.
For sure now there must be chaos in the dugout.
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