{"id":576555,"date":"2026-02-17T01:14:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/576555\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T01:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:14:20","slug":"mets-owner-steve-cohen-sends-warning-shot-to-dodgers-edwin-diaz-responds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/576555\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets owner Steve Cohen sends warning shot to Dodgers, Edwin Diaz responds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steve Cohen has never been shy about flexing both muscle and microphone. This week, the owner of the New York Mets turned his attention west, toward the gold standard of spending and winning \u2014 the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> \u2014 and more specifically, toward their newly signed closer,<\/a> Edwin D\u00edaz.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re formidable,\u201d Cohen said,<\/a> measuring his words like a trader reading a volatile market. \u201cThey have the ability to spend, but so do I by the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Translation: Don\u2019t mistake Queens for small market humility.<\/p>\n

\"EdwinEdwin D\u00edaz speaks during his introduction as a new member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. AP<\/p>\n

Cohen made it clear that while Los Angeles may collect All-Stars like beachfront property, he believes the Mets are built for collision, not comparison. The goal, he said, is to \u201cmeet them somewhere along the way in the playoffs.\u201d That\u2019s not hope. That\u2019s a forecast, and a potential warning shot across the bow to the back-to-back World Series champions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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But the sharper edge came when Cohen addressed D\u00edaz\u2019s departure. The Mets pivoted to Devin Williams after losing their All-Star closer, a move Cohen described as \u201creally clever.\u201d He even suggested New York\u2019s offer to D\u00edaz \u201cmight\u2019ve been better,\u201d raising eyebrows from Citi Field to Chavez Ravine.<\/p>\n

D\u00edaz, now wearing Dodger blue in Glendale, Arizona didn\u2019t blink. \u201cI was a free agent,\u201d he said calmly. \u201cThe Dodgers did a great job recruiting me. At the end of the day, I chose to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s the part that stings.<\/p>\n

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Because in today\u2019s MLB arms race, money matters. Legacy matters more. The Dodgers sell rings. Cohen sells belief.<\/p>\n

If October delivers Mets vs. Dodgers, it won\u2019t just be payroll vs. payroll. It will be ego vs. ego \u2014 and one former closer standing in the middle of it all.<\/p>\n

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