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Dodgers Introduce Edwin Díaz on Three-Year, $69 Million Deal for Multi-Inning Late-Game Role

Los Angeles plans to use the reliever across multiple innings to recalibrate a bullpen that sagged last season.

Overview

  • The Dodgers presented Díaz in Los Angeles after he left the Mets following seven seasons for a three-year contract worth $69 million.
  • General manager Brandon Gomes said Díaz could enter as early as the fourth or fifth inning in the postseason and work multiple frames to finish games.
  • Team leaders framed the signing as a culture-fit move to stabilize late innings after a 4.27 bullpen ERA that ranked 21st in MLB last year.
  • Díaz said he chose the Dodgers for their winning environment after praising how he was treated in New York.
  • He will keep his trademark trumpet entrance and switch to No. 3 because No. 39 is retired in Los Angeles for Roy Campanella.