Overview

• Phillies manager Rob Thomson suggests Edwin Díaz faked a hip injury during a pivotal 10th inning play to avoid an automatic balk under MLB’s new pace-of-play rules.
• Umpires reversed the balk call, ruling Díaz’s third mound disengagement injury-related, allowing the Mets to retain the runner at first base.
• Díaz reported postgame that his hip locked up, describing an unusual sensation where one leg felt longer than the other, which trainers addressed through treatment.
• Mets manager Carlos Mendoza has pledged to investigate the medical anomaly, while Díaz claims to feel stronger following the treatment.
• Thomson vows to monitor similar incidents throughout the season, igniting debates over injury legitimacy, rule exploitation, and umpire discretion.