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Edwin Diaz’s spring outings have been somewhat of an adventure. The Mets closer has gotten into jams, but gotten out of them.
The facts are the facts, and the fact is that Edwin Diaz is throwing with less velocity than he ever has. There are multiple ways to read into that, and the New York Mets and Diaz have all ...
After all, Ryan Lambert has already made his pitch to be a future replacement for Edwin Diaz at the closer’s spot. Throw hard ...
Stanek picked up the save in Monday's 2-0 victory over Miami, pitching a clean inning with a strikeout. The veteran reliever secured the save efficiently, throwing just nine pitches -- eight of which ...
The results, so far, are encouraging. Diaz came out firing fastballs that routinely rounded up to 98 mph — mostly in the 97.7 ...
In spring training, Díaz’s velocity was a cause for concern. His four-seam, which averaged 97.5 mph (Baseball Savant) last ...
Much like early last season, Edwin Diaz’s fastball velocity is down ... when pitchers naturally throw harder, he averaged 97.5 in 2024. “It will come,” Diaz said of his usual velocity ...
Díaz was actually trumped for velocity by the setup man of the day, Ryne Stanek, who hit 99. Sixth-inning savior Reed Garrett ...