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Dodgers Introduce Edwin Díaz as Closer on Reported Three-Year Deal

Los Angeles casts him as the answer to late-inning instability after a 21st-ranked bullpen ERA.

Overview

  • At his introductory news conference, Edwin Díaz thanked the Mets and said he chose Los Angeles because he is focused on winning.
  • He left New York after seven seasons for a reported $69 million contract spanning three years.
  • Team executives presented him as their first firmly designated closer in years and a willing multi-inning option in October.
  • The move targets a bullpen that posted a 4.27 ERA last season and leaned on starters for relief work in the postseason.
  • Díaz will keep his trumpet-fueled entrance and will wear No. 3 with the Dodgers to honor his three sons.