HOUSTON — Since we already knew that $765 million import Juan Soto is a wunderkind who repeatedly hits balls off higher decks, right here’s the very best factor we realized within the inaugural 2025 Mets victory Friday night time: Star nearer Edwin “Sugar” Díaz was merely tinkering, attempting new issues and principally toying with us in spring.
Man, that’s a reduction.
As a result of, let’s face it, Díaz — the one entrusted once more within the ninth inning and the sport’s best-paid reliever — needs to be proper for the Mets to be good. We’ve seen good Díaz (1.31 ERA in 2022), and there’s no one higher. And we’ve additionally seen dangerous Díaz (5.59 ERA in 2019), and there’s nothing candy about that.
Anyway, the Díaz who confirmed in his first recreation that counts is loads nearer to classic Díaz, a Díaz so good it’s time to prepared these house trumpets. The rate, which let’s face it means a lot to a two-pitch nearer not named Mariano Rivera, was again inside regular vary. After a spring the place he threw 96 mph virtually at his greatest, he averaged near 98 and saved the Mets’ 3-1 victory. And people two ticks are certainly all the pieces.
