PORT ST. LUCIE — Edwin Diaz has a big set of cojones, The Post has confirmed.
Back in December, when the Mets acquired the All-Star closer as part of a blockbuster trade with the Mariners, I tracked down Noel Sevilla, the scout for Seattle who signed Diaz as an amateur. Sevilla proclaimed of his great find, “He has a big set of cojones.”
On Friday morning, here at First Data Field, I informed Diaz of Sevilla’s assessment.
“You have to be like that,” Diaz said with a smile. “Play hard, try to win every day.