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Edwin Diaz shares first message after suffering knee injury

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Steve DelVecchio | Last updated 3/17/23

Edwin Diaz suffered an incredibly unfortunate injury during the World Baseball Classic earlier this week, and the New York Mets closer shared a message on social media after the bad news surfaced.

Diaz is expected to miss the entire 2023 season after he underwent surgery to repair a torn patellar tendon. He took to Twitter on Thursday night to say he is “doing well and healing.”

To all my beloved fans, especially the Mets fans, I want to let you know that I am doing well and healing. I feel blessed and grateful for your support with messages and prayers, thank you very much! I can't wait to see you guys in NY again and play those trumpets. pic.twitter.com/fnOezkW6Mr

— Edwin Diaz (@SugarDiaz39) March 17, 2023

“To all my beloved fans, especially the Mets fans, I want to let you know that I am doing well and healing. I feel blessed and grateful for your support with messages and prayers, thank you very much! I can’t wait to see you guys in NY again and play those trumpets,” Diaz wrote.

Diaz struck out the side on Wednesday to close out Puerto Rico’s 5-2 win over rival Dominican Republic. Puerto Rico had a huge celebration after Diaz struck out Teoscar Hernandez to win the game, which allowed them to advance to the knockout round.

During the celebration, Diaz suffered a leg injury. He was helped to the dugout by teammates and later taken away in a wheelchair.

It is bad enough luck for Diaz and the Mets to have the reliever suffer a season-ending injury during the WBC, let alone doing so while celebrating. Diaz was lights out for the Mets last season. He went 3-1 with a 1.31 ERA and 118 strikeouts in 62 innings. The right-hander signed a five-year, $102 million deal in November.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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