“I made a change because my wife told me, ‘You should use the trumpet again. He then followed the advice of his wife and switched back to the trumpets. Diaz went on to have the worst season of his career, posting a 5.59 ERA and seven blown saves. He was traded to the Mets after the season and switched his entrance song to “No Hay Limite” by Puerto Rican rapper Miky Woodz. “It’s unique, something different than everybody.”ĭiaz went on to become an All-Star in 2018 while recording a league-best 57 saves.
“They said, ‘Do you like this song? This song?’ I picked that one, the trumpets,” Diaz said. No song has ever been more synonymous with an athlete, although Rivera was not the one who picked “Enter Sandman.”ĭiaz chose his walk-up song while with the Seattle Mariners, saying he selected it from a few songs the team suggested.
That impending sense of doom for the opposition generated by the sound of a few musical cords led to the comparisons to Rivera’s “Enter Sandman” entrance, which has long been atop the charts for baseball walk-up songs given Rivera’s Hall of Fame career and postseason success. Diaz’s signing is easily comparable to that of Jose Siri’s last winter a tenured minor-leaguer with potential.For the Mets and their fans, with Diaz establishing himself as the most dependable closer in the league this season with 26 saves and a 1.39 ERA, it has become the anthem for a near-certain victory.
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With Robel Garcia and Jacob Wilson being granted free agency, Diaz fits into the Skeeters’ roster as an extra option that can play all positions within the infield.Īlthough he might not be eyed as an option for the major-league club down the stretch, the 26-year-old could fight for the job. The league is home to the Skeeters, so a look at him could have begun there.
Diaz had been assigned to the Oakland A’s before but didn’t make a major-league stint upon his contract expiring.ĭiaz has a career slash line of .218/.300/.363 in the Minor Leagues, while spending over 10 games of his 2021 season in the Triple-A West. Without a Collective Bargaining Agreement, it is safe to say the deal was on minor-league terms, even if it was agreed upon before the lockout. Of course, Jeremy Pena, Alex De Goti, Pedro Leon and others are still active, but the addition of Diaz adds more options for the 2022 season. Hinojosa signing in San Diego, the Astros looked thin in Sugar Land with minor-league infield options. The right-hander brings decent walk numbers to the plate, while also strokes of power when making consistent contact. The addition of Edwin Diaz now complements an international signing from last year, when the Astros added their first National League doppelgänger in pitcher Juan Soto.ĭiaz’s signing adds infield-depth to a depleted group at the Triple-A level. The signing wasn’t announced by the organization nor posted on the transaction page, so at this time, there are no reports on when the deal was agreed upon.
In that time, the Houston Astros added one prospect in Edwin Diaz, a 26-year-old infielder from Puerto Rico. On Friday, Baseball America released minor-league transactions from the last two months. The Astros sign infielder Edwin Diaz to a minor-league deal, not to be confused with the Mets’ closer. By Kenny Van Doren 7 months ago Follow Tweet
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