It takes a big person to ask for say this four-letter word: help. New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz is asking for plenty of it this spring.
After a miserable 2019, the kid seems determined to do whatever it takes to recapture the magic he found with the Seattle Mariners a year prior. As part of his new plan to turn things around, Diaz is implementing a different strategy during spring batting practice.
On Tuesday, Diaz was asking his Mets teammates who faced him during batting practice for some feedback. When they didn’t swing, he wanted to know why.