<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-anonymous-scout-glaring-edwin-diaz-issue');   ga('set', 'title', 'Anonymous scout pinpoints 1 glaring issue for Mets’ Edwin Diaz');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Anonymous-scout-pinpoints-1-glaring-Edwin-Diaz-issue.jpg"></figure><h1>Anonymous scout pinpoints 1 glaring issue for Mets’ Edwin Diaz</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-08T07:28:27-07:00">October 8th, 7:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-08T07:28:27-07:00">October 8th, 7:28am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a>Andrew Meyers is an avid sports fan with a fondness for Philadelphia teams that rarely love him back. He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>This rollercoaster of a season for the New York Mets took another turn last Sunday when they blew multiple leads in a 7-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. The loss evened their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-vs-mets-nlds-game-3-prediction-odds-pick-2024">NL Division Series</a> at one game apiece with three to play. It also unlocked a possibly unnerving scenario for the Mets regarding closer Edwin Diaz.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-bryce-harper-perfect-rocky-game-2-win-mets">Diaz allowed three runs</a> in the bottom of the eighth inning Sunday for his eighth blown save of the year after he had seven in the regular season. He struck out the first two batters he faced, then a walk, single and triple gave Philadelphia a 5-4 lead after trailing 4-3. That ended his night after recording two outs on 25 pitches.</p><p>Diaz admitted after the game that he pitched conservatively to Bryce Harper, who drew the walk in the aforementioned sequence. It only took two well-hit balls after that to give the Phillies the lead.</p><p>It’s one thing for the player to admit it, but scouts watching the game noticed something off about Diaz. An anonymous scout offered his opinion on the <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/10/07/sports/scuffling-edwin-diaz-still-the-mets-best-option/" rel="noopener">lack of consistency</a> from the Mets’ closer.</p><p>“I just think his confidence comes and goes,” the scout said, per Jon Heyman.</p><p>Despite saying he didn’t attack Harper in fear of allowing a home run, Diaz said he believes in his ability to get the best hitters in the sport out.</p><p>“I feel 100 percent confident,” Diaz said. “It’s part of the game. We were playing a really good team.”</p><h2><b>No room for error for Diaz, Mets bullpen</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Edwin-Diaz-Mets.jpg"><figcaption>Lucas Boland-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Mets have built a solid bullpen but they don’t have obvious arms they can trust in high-leverage situations other than Edwin Diaz. The concern now is what if Diaz has another bad outing in Game 3 and New York loses. Can <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-carlos-mendoza-urges-caution-edwin-diaz-usage">Carlos Mendoza be confident</a> in putting his closer on the mound in a must-win game?</p><p>After missing all of last season following an injury in the World Baseball Classic, it was fair to expect some regression from Diaz’s 1.31 ERA in 2022. Knowing he is capable of putting those numbers up, it’s frustrating to see him struggle as much as he does. It’s usually a full implosion too rather than a blip on the radar.</p><p>Diaz allowed seven runs and blew two saves across three games in mid-May. He surrendered four total runs in consecutive outings in August, recording two outs against the six batters he faced. He blew a save against the Braves in game 1 of their doubleheader on the regular season’s final day.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-edwin-diaz-reveals-nsfw-message-carlos-mendoza-win-vs-braves">Mets used Diaz in September</a> more than they ever had since acquiring him in 2019. He appeared in 13 games and tossed 14 innings, his highest marks since June 2018. Take away that blown save in his final regular-season appearance and Diaz posted a 0.72 ERA in 12 1/3 innings in September.</p><p>There is reason to be concerned though after he allowed five runs across his last three outings with a pair of blown saves. Edwin Diaz needs to be the guy for the Mets. If he’s not, it’s hard to see them getting past the Phillies, let alone making a pennant run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Anonymous scout pinpoints 1 glaring issue for Mets’ Edwin Diaz

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-edwin-diaz-reveals-nsfw-message-carlos-mendoza-win-vs-braves');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets’ Edwin Diaz reveals NSFW message to Carlos Mendoza in win vs. Braves');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Edwin-Diaz-reveals-NSFW-message-to-Carlos-Mendoza-in-win-vs.-Braves.jpg"></figure><h1>Mets’ Edwin Diaz reveals NSFW message to Carlos Mendoza in win vs. Braves</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-30T15:15:12-07:00">September 30th, 3:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-30T15:15:12-07:00">September 30th, 3:15pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-mets-clinch-playoff-spot-braves-wild-finish-fans-bonkers">New York Mets clinched a spot in the playoffs</a> after scoring eight runs in the last two innings to surge to the win against the Atlanta Braves. Atlanta must win the second of today’s double-header to secure passage to the postseason. After allowing four runs, two earned, to give the lead back to the Braves, Edwin Diaz offered a blunt NSFW message to Mets manager Carlos Mendoza after being told by pitching coach Jeremy Hefner that he was <a href="https://x.com/TimBritton/status/1840855540320125222" rel="noopener">done after the eighth inning</a>, per The Athletic’s Tim Britton.</p><p>“I’m going back out. I don’t care what you say, I’m going back out,” Diaz said. “I got this shit.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Edwin Díaz shares what he told Carlos Mendoza after Francisco Lindor's home run in the 9th inning:</p><p>"I got this s–t." <a href="https://t.co/ogFUIItV1M">pic.twitter.com/ogFUIItV1M</a></p><p>— SNY (@SNYtv) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNYtv/status/1840855439476470156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Diaz closed out the game in the ninth to secure the win. He finished with 1.2 innings pitched, three hits, two earned runs, one walk, two strikeouts, a blown save and the win.</p><h2><b>Mets’ big turnaround rewarded with postseason berth</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Mets-Edwin-Diaz-dapping-up-the-catcher.jpg"><figcaption>© Michael McLoone-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It wasn’t always pretty, but the Mets are still in it. They’ve come a long way since their 2023 75-87 season. It’s easy to forget the Mets were excellent in 2022, powered by one of the best pitching staffs that year.</p><p>The Mets were bailed out by Francisco Lindor, who hit an RBI single in the top of the eighth and then jacked a home run in the ninth to retake the lead 8-7.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Extremely special. It's been a long journey."</p><p>What a moment for Francisco Lindor and the Mets 💙 <a href="https://t.co/FLi8quDg3s">pic.twitter.com/FLi8quDg3s</a></p><p>— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1840851655568605639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“It was just a great overall team win. Extremely special, it’s been a long journey,” Lindor said. “It has been hard. It has been an uphill fight since the beginning of the year. We never quit. We’re definitely going to enjoy this one.”</p><p>“I really wanted this one. Not for myself but guys like (Jose) Iglesias, everybody in that clubhouse,: Lindor said. “Steve Cohen, everybody. Our families, my wife, my daughters back home. I wanted it for everybody.”</p><p>If the Mets win Game 2 against the Braves, New York will receive the fifth seed, and Arizona will receive the sixth seed. If the Braves win, they get the fifth seed, the Mets will receive the sixth seed with Arizona losing the tiebreaker.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets’ Edwin Diaz reveals NSFW message to Carlos Mendoza in win vs. Braves

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He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Mets suffered a rough 8-5 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday, and Edwin Diaz gave up a grand slam in the eighth inning to Corbin Carroll after New York made a comeback to take the lead. Diaz opened up on <a href="https://twitter.com/SNYtv/status/1829015925330174128" rel="noopener">why he struggled</a> after coming in to try to get the four-out save.</p><p>“I think my command, my command wasn’t that good today, I came from the bullpen” Edwin Diaz said, via SNY. “Commanded my fastball away really bad. That’s pretty off. … I think I was trying to, I always pitch, go straight to home plate, I think I was going side-to-side today. I’m pretty sure that was the thing today. Got to fix it and come back.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Edwin Díaz: "My command wasn't that good today"</p><p>"I think I was going side-to-side today. I'm pretty sure that was the thing today. Got to fix it and come back" <a href="https://t.co/ucmL4MZRFD">pic.twitter.com/ucmL4MZRFD</a></p><p>— SNY (@SNYtv) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNYtv/status/1829015925330174128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>At the start of the inning, Phil Maton walked Lourdes Gurriel Jr. before getting Adrian Del Castillo and Eugenio Suarez out. Mets manager Carlos Mandoza made the move to his closer, Diaz to try to get a four-out save with Pavin Smith coming to the plate. Diaz walked Smith and the next batter, Geraldo Perdomo to load the bases with two outs. The next batter was Carroll, who hit the grand slam to give the Diamondbacks an 8-5 lead.</p><p>After falling down 4-0 early in the game, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-breakout-september-ahead-playoffs">the Mets scored</a> four runs in the 5th inning to tie it, then added another in the 6th inning to take the lead. It looked like New York was closing in on a great win, which would have been vital to keep pace in the National League Wild Card race. Instead, it ended up as an 8-5 loss.</p><h2><b>How can Edwin Diaz rebound for the Mets?</b></h2><p>When Diaz returned from injury earlier this season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-pete-alonso-dishes-on-tying-hero-mike-piazza-new-york-all-time-home-run-list">for the Mets</a>, he struggled mightily before figuring things out and returning to the closer role. He <a href="https://twitter.com/SNYtv/status/1829016694024540469" rel="noopener">explained how</a> he can bounce back after the rough outing on Wednesday.</p><p>“Just flush it, just flush it,” Edwin Diaz said, via SNY. “When I was struggling early in the season I was coming from the injury, I didn’t pitch a whole year. But now I know what I have to do to get better, so I gotta keep working and doing it every single day and I’ll be good.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Just flush it. When I was struggling early in the season I was coming from the injury, I didn't pitch a whole year.  But now I know what I have to do to get better, so I gotta keep working and doing it every single day and I'll be good"</p><p>– Edwin Díaz <a href="https://t.co/MWIUCvvKBs">pic.twitter.com/MWIUCvvKBs</a></p><p>— SNY (@SNYtv) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNYtv/status/1829016694024540469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Mets will finish this three-game series with the Diamondbacks on Wednesday before heading to Chicago for a weekend series against the White Sox. This late in the season, every game counts for the Mets. Hopefully, Diaz can close things out next time he takes the mound.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets’ Edwin Diaz honestly explains meltdown vs. Diamondbacks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-edwin-diaz-honest-about-hr-to-jackson-merrill');   ga('set', 'title', 'Edwin Diaz gets brutally honest about HR he gave up to Jackson Merrill');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Mets-news-Edwin-Diaz-gets-brutally-honest-about-HR-he-gave-up-to-Jackson-Merril.jpg"></figure><h1>Edwin Diaz gets brutally honest about HR he gave up to Jackson Merrill</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-26T01:24:09-07:00">August 26th, 1:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-26T01:24:09-07:00">August 26th, 1:24am</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is a sports writer for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Mets had the San Diego Padres backed into a corner through seven innings on Sunday afternoon but couldn’t secure the series win. Edwin Diaz entered the game in the ninth inning with the score tied, but his 2-0 slider to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-jackson-merrill-surpasses-pirates-paul-skenes-nl-roy-betting-favorite">Padres rookie Jackson Merrill</a> ended up in the right field seats, giving the Mets a 3-2 loss at Petco Park.</p><p>“Yeah, I just missed my location,” Diaz<a href="https://sny.tv/articles/mets-bullpen-rues-missed-chance-gain-ground-playoff-race" rel="noopener"> said while speaking to the media</a>. “I was trying to throw my slider down and in to him, and I just left it in the middle.”</p><p>The Mets required only five more outs on Sunday to cap off a strong few days in perfect weather and make headway in the wild-card race against two of the three teams above them.</p><p>Everything seemed to be under control until Jose Butto walked No. 9 hitter Matt McCoy in the eighth inning. Shortly after, Butto saw Jurickson Profar crush a two-run homer, erasing the Mets’ lead.</p><h2><b>Edwin Diaz losing the game for the Mets</b></h2><p>The Mets ended up with a split in their four-game series against a top wild-card contender. Edwin Diaz walked off the mound with his head down after Jackson Merrill’s ninth-inning blast sealed their fate.</p><p>The loss cost New York the chance to match their season high by moving seven games above .500.</p><p>The Mets stayed 2½ games behind the Atlanta Braves for the NL’s third wild card. Diaz struck out Jake Cronenworth to start the ninth, but rookie sensation Merrill capitalized on a 2-0 slider to end the game.</p><p>The Mets have Monday to regroup in Arizona before opening a three-game series against the Diamondbacks the next day.</p><p>Arizona, which has posted a 25-8 record (.758) since the All-Star break and is on a six-game winning streak, will present another significant challenge. However, Diaz noted that the clubhouse is in a “good spot.”</p><h2><b>Good loss for New York</b></h2><p>He acknowledged, “It’s better to win three out of four, but we split the series against a good team, a playoff team and I think we feel good about it.”</p><p>While splitting a four-game series on the road against the Padres isn’t disgraceful, the Mets are in a chase and the missed chances sting.</p><p>New York took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when J.D. Martinez sent a solo home run to right-center off Padres starter Martin Perez. In the seventh inning, Mark Vientos doubled the lead with his 21st home run to the same spot off Padres reliever Jason Adam.</p><p>The Mets controlled the game until Profar blasted a two-run homer off Butto in the eighth, leveling the score at 2-2. In his second inning of work, Butto walked McCoy before Profar launched a 95-mph sinker over the right-field fence to even the game.</p><p>Butto got Luis Arraez out with two runners on base for the second out in the seventh. Luis Torrens then threw out Merrill trying to steal second, ending the inning.</p><p>The Mets’ bullpen collapse overshadowed a strong performance by Jose Quintana, who delivered 6⅓ scoreless innings, allowing just four hits and two walks. Although Quintana didn’t record any strikeouts, he achieved his first quality start since July 29, following a rough stretch where he had given up a total of 19 runs in his last four outings.</p><p>Quintana’s performance was crucial, especially given his struggles earlier in August, where he had posted an 8.27 ERA across his previous four starts.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Edwin Diaz gets brutally honest about HR he gave up to Jackson Merrill

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-edwin-diaz-fiery-message-athletics-reliever-after-celebration');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets’ Edwin Diaz sends fiery message to Athletics reliever after celebration');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Edwin-Diaz-sends-fiery-message-to-Athletics-reliever-after-celebration.jpg"></figure><h1>Mets’ Edwin Diaz sends fiery message to Athletics reliever after celebration</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-14T13:41:26-07:00">August 14th, 1:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-14T13:41:26-07:00">August 14th, 1:41pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Mets have turned their season around after a slow start. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-mets-overall-2024-mlb-trade-deadline">Mets upgraded at the trade deadline</a> and are well positioned for a playoff push. Along the way, the team has fully embraced their “OMG” celebration. Based on a song by infielder/recording artist Jose Iglesias, “OMG” has become the Mets’ unofficial anthem. However, New York probably won’t be licensing the celebration out to other teams if Tuesday’s game is any indication.</p><p>Oakland Athletics’ reliever Austin Adams took the mound in the fifth inning and put an end to a potential rally by the Mets. After recording the final out of the fifth, Adams punctuated his successful outing by mimicking New York’s “OMG” celebration. This <a href="https://sny.tv/articles/edwin-diaz-austin-adams-mocking-omg" rel="noopener">drew the ire</a> of Mets’ closer Edwin Diaz. After the game, Diaz said Adams “crossed a line,” per SNY’s Danny Abriano.</p><p>Diaz ominously added, “He [can] do it always, that’s fine. But, he can’t get mad if we do something to him the next couple days,” per SNY.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-new-york-free-agent-spending-spree-former-diamondbacks-relief-pitcher">Mets signed Adams last November</a> then designated him for assignment in February before trading the 33-year-old reliever to Oakland in March, just before the start of the season. Clearly, there are still some hard feelings about his brief tenure with the Mets as Adams was amped up in his return to New York.</p><p>Adams was called on to protect Oakland’s 7-4 lead with two on and no outs. He got the A’s out of the jam by striking out Francisco Alvarez on a 90 MPH slider. He then proceeded to mock the Mets’ celebration before animatedly muttering to himself as he walked off the mound and back to the dugout.</p><h2><b>The Mets’ Edwin Diaz was feisty while defending the team’s celebration</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Edwin-Diaz.jpg"><figcaption>Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The Mets noticed the over-the-top celebration – it was impossible not to notice – and took issue with it. “That’s something we do when we hit a homer or something,” Diaz explained per SNY.</p><p>After the game, Adams attempted to <a href="https://x.com/willsammon/status/1823554159481651640?s=46" rel="noopener">downplay his theatrics</a>. “Honestly, I looked up, and I was surprised that I got out of [the inning], I was like, ‘Oh my gosh!’ And then it dawned on me: Oh my gosh. And then so I did it. But that song is sick. Iglesias is a good dude. Hopefully no one is offended,” he said, per The Athletic’s Will Sammon on X.</p><p>The Mets signed Iglesias to a minor league deal after he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/former-tigers-all-star-makes-major-padres-contract-decision">opted out of his contract with the San Diego Padres</a> last season. He was called up at the end of May and injected energy into New York’s lineup.</p><p>Adams did admit that being demoted and then traded by the Mets was on his mind. “You know when you get DFA’d you’re told you’re not good enough to play for a team anymore. You know it sucks, so yeah had a little extra juice today,” he said, per SNY.</p><p>The Mets have lost four straight and are 12-12 since returning from the All-Star break. The team is now eight games behind the first-place Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East entering play on Wednesday. New York is two games behind the Atlanta Braves, who hold the third National League Wild Card berth.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
161	3.522	84	1.0435	2	20

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
161	3.522	84	1.0435	2	20

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