Edwin Díaz was named 2025 Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year! (Full 2025 season highlights 🎺)

It’s the first time though that Edwin Diaz will have a chance to lock up a save here in the bottom of the ninth. The one two here is waved down and missed. Strike three. Got him with a slider. One man away. And that slider way out of the strike zone. The two-1 from Diaz. Swinging a highf fly ball. Well hit to right center but playable. And Sodto makes the catch. Put it in the books. And as Edwin Diaz works a one, two, three ninth inning. Santandere down on strikes. Diaz blows a fast ball by Santandere. Two men down. Struck him out. Got him with a slider. Roden takes a little bigger lead. He’s not going. Had a swing and a miss. He got him with a fast ball away. And there’s the first out of the ninth. And Guerrero quits a ground ball right at Lindor. Goes to second. First play in the ball game is over. Edwin Diaz again gets up a couple of base runners but gets the job done. Two two struck him out. Up and away with the fast ball and Diaz has the first down in the bottom of the ninth. On the ground to Coug in front of it and the ball game is over. Diaz bends but does not break and the Mets hang on again. in the one-two struck him out and Gorman grounds one down to Alonzo Pedal taking himself and the ball game is over. He’s walked a bunch since coming back from the injured list. Three and two. Oh, wave and a miss. Strike three. Slider after slider and that was a great one. One, two on the ground to shortstop. Lindor on the grass takes care of the shut out. The Mets win three to nothing behind Sanga and the bullpen. Harper on deck and Turner goes down swinging. Two men down. He struck him out and the ball game is over. Edwin Diaz gives up the home run but then strikes out Turner and Harper and the Mets hang on for a oneun win. And he goes down swinging. A wave at the slider for strike three. Ruiz at first and one out. 3-2 to Cruz. Struck him out. He struck him out. And the ball game is over. Edwin Diaz strikes out three in the ninth for his seventh save of the year. He struck him out and the ball game is over. Edwin Diaz locks down the save. 3-2 coming. in there for a post strike three. Two men down. Wow. I don’t know if Reynolds was sitting on a slider, but he couldn’t pull the trigger. 02 coming to Joey Bart. Lines drive toward the middle. Akuna’s got it on a hop. Throw to first. Ball game is over. 3-2 coming. And a foul tip held by Alvarez. Strike three. One man down. He struck him out and the ball game is over. 99 mph gas upstairs and Edwin Diaz notches the save and the Mets even up the series with a 3-2 thriller and he struck him out. Soggard down on strike. 16 strikeouts for men pitchers tonight. Ground ball on the right side. Akuna is there to grab it and the ball game is over. The Mets put the three-game losing streak in their rear view mirror. One and two. Here’s the pitch. Hit hard off the mound. Grabbed by Lindor. He steps on second. Throws to first for the double play. Diaz loads him up. Diaz keeps him loaded. Here’s the 2-2 in there. Strike three called. He got him with a fast ball and that retires the side in the eighth. No runs, no hits. The one two swing and a miss. Two hitters, two Ks for Edwin Diaz. The O2 coming. Swing and a miss. Strike three. Went away with a fast ball. Diaz playing catch with Luis Torren. Has struck out all three batters that he’s faced. Here’s the pitch. Swinging a ground ball up the middle. Akuna behind the second base bag. Has it throws to first. Put it in the books. Brilliant starting pitching from David Peterson. Perfect relief pitching by Edwin Diaz. Ricky Moniac on deck and McMahon foul tips the fast ball for strike three. Three pitches sit down. One down in the ninth again. The 3-2. Struck him out. Went to the fast ball on three and two. Backto back strikeouts for Diaz. Two men down. One, two. He struck him out and the ball game is over. Edwin Diaz strikes out the side in the ninth inning. Billyard at second, nobody out. One, two. Struck him out. Got him with a slider. One man down. Swing and a miss. He struck him out. 99 mph heat from Diaz. Backto back strikeouts. Two men down. Up and in on the outside corner. Strike three. And the ball game is over. Ruiz grounds one down to first, handled by Alonzo. And the ball game is over. The Mets teeter on the break in the ninth, but they hang on for their sixth straight win as they sweep the series from the Nationals. Two and one to Ozuna. And the slider hit to short. Takes an awkward hop. Gordos to second. Gets the force and the ball game is over. One, two from Diaz. He struck him out and the ball game is over. Runners go. Strike three called side retired. Diaz looking for four outs. He’s gotten the big first one. And now three as he strikes out Freick. Two men down. Two-2. Tapped on the ground to the right side. Alonzo makes the flip and the ball game is over. Edwin Diaz gets the final four outs. Blade Tidwell gets his first big league win. Diaz trying to lock it down for him. Two-2. Struck him out. One down in the ninth. Two-2 coming. He struck him out and the ball game is over. And the Mets take the rubber game of the series for the Brewers. Three to two. Got an 02. Takes just outside. And a challenge coming here. They’re getting used to this. Be careful if you’re the pitcher challenging a ball. Hey, but he may have gotten it and that will end the inning. Everybody with a smile. Two-2. Foul tip and held by Alvarez. Strike three. One, two from Diaz to Trout. Struck him out. 99 from Diaz. Backto back strikeouts. Two men down. And the slider in there and the ball game is over. Diaz ahead of them. One and two. tried to hold. He went around strike three. Two men down. Two on line caught by Alonzo and the ball game is over. Oh, Pete Alonszo going as high as he possibly could to pull down that bullet off the bat of Patrick Bailey. Lee at third. Ramos at second. Deers at first. 02. Strike three called outside corner. Two down. The one-two swing and a miss. He struck him out. Ball game. Well, has a home run against Diaz and he goes down swinging on three straight sliders. Two out. One, two from Diaz. Tapper back to the mound. Diaz makes another play and the ball game is over. Two-2. And this time he went around strike three and that puts an end to the ball game. Eighth pitch of the atbat from Diaz to Marsh and he struck him out. Got him with the slider. Two men down. Struck him out. Diaz stayed with the slider. He strikes out Marsh and Turner back to back. Mets five runs and eight hits. And Schwarber goes down swinging on high heat. Two two coming. Struck him out. Four batters, four strikeouts for Edwin Diaz. He makes contact this time. Allonzo ranging wide is lollipop throw and Diaz pulls it down and gets the out. Swing and a miss. He struck him out. Diaz comes up in the zone with the fast ball and gets Riley Green for the first down in the bottom of the ninth. He struck him out and the ball game is over. Edwin Diaz faces four, retires four. Struck him out. All four went to the slider and strikes out Marte for the first down of the inning. Yeah, he needs new shoes. Oh my gosh. Maybe he broke a cleat. Is that possible? I’ve never heard that. I’ve never seen something like this happen. Got him looking. Two men down. What is he looking for? And he hits one on the ground. And Akuna gets there to Diaz. He got it. Diaz back from the brink. He covers first base. gets the 4-1 put out. Akunia makes the play and Diaz gets out of a huge jam in the ninth inning and the Mets win it five to four and Diaz makes quick work of him. Three pitches sit down. One out. 3-2. Got him swinging on the slider. Backto back strikeouts for Diaz to start the bottom of the eighth. Stuck him out after falling behind three and0. He comes back and strikes out Cully with a slider. One man down in the ninth. Diaz ahead on Bush. 0 and two. Strike three call. Two men down. Two two coming. Hey, you struck him out and the ball game is over. Edwin Diaz gets the final six outs. Ties a careerhigh with five strikeouts. The Mets had their biggest comeback victory and their biggest victory of the season. Wow, that was some kind of impressive by Edwin Diaz. Took the ball, knew that it was his job to get this win.

2025 was another strong year from Edwin Díaz coming out of the New York Mets bullpen 🎺

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