Mets’ Edwin Diaz, A.J. Minter make contract decisions

Díaz, who turns 32 next March, made 62 appearances for New York in 2025, posting a 1.63 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, and 13.3 K/9 rate while converting 28 of 31 save opportunities. It marked the third time in his career that he logged more than 60 innings with a sub-2.00 ERA.

The Mets may now extend a one-year, $22.025 million qualifying offer to Díaz. Once he declines, any team other than New York that signs him would owe draft-pick compensation. The last time Díaz reached free agency, the Mets quickly re-signed him to a record $102 million deal — a move that preceded David Stearns’ tenure as president of baseball operations.

Shortly before the Díaz news broke, MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reported that left-handed reliever A.J. Minter exercised his player option for 2026. He will earn $11 million next season, the same salary he made in the first year of his two-year deal with the Mets.

Minter, 32, missed most of the 2025 season due to a torn lat that required surgery in mid-May. The injury carries a 10- to 12-month recovery timeline, but the left-hander aims to have a “somewhat normal” spring training before rejoining the bullpen early next season.

Before his injury, Minter made 13 high-leverage appearances for New York, posting a 1.64 ERA and 1.00 WHIP with 14 strikeouts in 11 innings.

More to come.