When discussing the Mets’ disappointing 2023 season, more than a few will point to Edwin Diaz getting hurt in the World Baseball Classic as a catalyst. Based on how things have gone over the past few months, it’s hard to blame them.
Once we knew the severity of Diaz’s injury and the ensuing rehab, a new dream was born. If he could recover quickly enough, it was electric just thinking about him jogging to the mound at Citi Field in September in the midst of a postseason race.
Making his 2023 debut with New York playing meaningful late-season baseball doesn’t look like it’ll happen.