{"id":592559,"date":"2026-02-25T18:07:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/592559\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T18:07:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:07:26","slug":"edwin-diaz-to-make-dodgers-debut-in-spring-training-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/592559\/","title":{"rendered":"Edwin Diaz to Make Dodgers Debut in Spring Training Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 biggest offseason acquisitions is set to make his spring training debut Wednseday.<\/p>\n<p>Star closer <a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/player\/edwin-diaz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Edwin Diaz<\/a> will take the mound against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a game at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. First pitch is set for 12:10 p.m. Pacific Time.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz, 31, joined the Dodgers this offseason after several years with the New York Mets, including three years with a sub-2 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, his ERA was 1.63, and he had a WHIP of 0.874.<\/p>\n<p>If he repeats that production, it would be a big improvement for the Dodgers.<\/p>\n<p>Tanner Scott served as the Dodgers\u2019 closer last year, notching a 4.74 ERA and 10 blown saves.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Edwin-Diaz-Dodgers-Spring-Training.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Edwin Diaz (3) throws in the bullpen during spring training camp.\" class=\"wp-image-298407\"  \/>Feb 13, 2026; Glendale, AZ, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Edwin Diaz (3) throws in the bullpen during spring training camp. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn ImagesWhy Is Edwin Diaz to the Dodgers a Big Deal?<\/p>\n<p>Diaz has excelled on the mound, and adding him to the back-to-back World Series champions only makes the Dodgers that much better.<\/p>\n<p>That said, his acquisition in free agency has ruffled some feathers, especially among those who think the Dodgers\u2019 big-spending ways are bad for the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz signed with the Dodgers on a three-year, $69 million deal.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets, <a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/mlb-news-steve-cohen-isnt-scared-of-dodgers-formidable-spending\/2026\/02\/16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">who are also big spenders<\/a>, offered a three-year deal as well, though their compensation was $66 million.<\/p>\n<p>Mets owner Steve Cohen has spoken out about Diaz and expressed his disappointment that Diaz didn\u2019t return to the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did find that one perplexing. (I\u2019m) not sure exactly how Edwin arrived at that decision,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eQFXu7ZuZwE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cohen said<\/a>. \u201cObviously it\u2019s a personal decision on his part, and I thought we made a pretty respectable bid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How Did Edwin Diaz Respond?<\/p>\n<p>Asked about Cohen\u2019s remark at spring training, <a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/edwin-diaz-responds-to-mets-owners-comments-on-joining-l-a\/2026\/02\/14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Diaz praised the Mets<\/a> but said he\u2019s excited to be in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was a free agent, so I got the chance to talk with everyone,\u201d Diaz said. \u201cAnd I think the Dodgers did a great job recruiting me. At the end of the day, I chose to be here. I have a lot of respect for the Mets organization, players, staff, ownership. They treated me really good. I don\u2019t have anything bad to say about them. But at the end of the day I\u2019m here. This is a new journey for me and I\u2019m happy to be with the Dodgers so let\u2019s see how it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sab-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/path\/to\/app-icon.png\" alt=\"App icon\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"\/><\/p>\n<p>LA Baseball Report<\/p>\n<p>Get the app for faster news<\/p>\n<p> <a id=\"sab-cta\" class=\"sab-cta\" href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GET<\/a> \u00d7  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 biggest offseason acquisitions is set to make his spring training debut Wednseday.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":573691,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2406],"tags":[5,39,1087,1165,4332,4333,774,57,3224,4331,4,558],"class_list":{"0":"post-592559","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-dodgers","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-dodgers","10":"tag-edwin-diaz","11":"tag-la","12":"tag-la-dodgers","13":"tag-ladodgers","14":"tag-los-angeles","15":"tag-los-angeles-dodgers","16":"tag-losangeles","17":"tag-losangelesdodgers","18":"tag-mlb","19":"tag-top-stories"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116132607882026853","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=592559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592559\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/573691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=592559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=592559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=592559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}