Edwin Diaz suffered an incredibly unfortunate injury during the World Baseball Classic earlier this week, and the New York Mets closer shared a message on social media after the bad news surfaced.
Diaz is expected to miss the entire 2023 season after he underwent surgery to repair a torn patellar tendon. He took to Twitter on Thursday night to say he is “doing well and healing.”
“To all my beloved fans, especially the Mets fans, I want to let you know that I am doing well and healing. I feel blessed and grateful for your support with messages and prayers, thank you very much! I can’t wait to see you guys in NY again and play those trumpets,” Diaz wrote.
Diaz struck out the side on Wednesday to close out Puerto Rico’s 5-2 win over rival Dominican Republic. Puerto Rico had a huge celebration after Diaz struck out Teoscar Hernandez to win the game, which allowed them to advance to the knockout round.
During the celebration, Diaz suffered a leg injury. He was helped to the dugout by teammates and later taken away in a wheelchair.
It is bad enough luck for Diaz and the Mets to have the reliever suffer a season-ending injury during the WBC, let alone doing so while celebrating. Diaz was lights out for the Mets last season. He went 3-1 with a 1.31 ERA and 118 strikeouts in 62 innings. The right-hander signed a five-year, $102 million deal in November.
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