SEATTLE — Since his commerce from the Mariners, Edwin Diaz hadn’t returned to his outdated stomping floor sporting a Mets uniform.
That modified Friday, when Diaz lastly bought again to T-Cellular Park.
Diaz arrived to the Mets after the 2018 season with Robinson Cano within the commerce that despatched Jarred Kelenic, Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak, Justin Dunn and Gerson Bautista to the Mariners.
Diaz, who was drafted and developed by the Mariners, recalled the discussions when he was approached within the minor leagues about shifting from a starter to reliever.
“They advised me within the minor leagues, ‘You’re going straight to the massive leagues when you are available in from the bullpen and do your job,’” Diaz mentioned earlier than the Mets’ 6-0 loss to the Mariners. “They put me as a reliever, I did my job and so they did it: they introduced me up.”
Diaz, who didn’t pitch Friday, debuted with the Mariners in 2016 and completed fifth within the American League Rookie of the 12 months voting.
Two years later Diaz led the foremost leagues with 57 saves.
He recalled making ready to attend a live performance along with his spouse at house in Puerto Rico after the 2018 season when he obtained a telephone name from a Mariners official telling him there was probability he could be traded to the Mets.
When he returned from the live performance, Diaz mentioned he obtained a name telling him the deal was full and he ought to head to Port St. Lucie, Fla., for a bodily.
“Robbie Cano known as me … and I mentioned to him, ‘Wherever you go, if I’m going with you, I can be nice,’ ” Diaz mentioned. “I bought fortunate. I bought traded with him to New York.”
Reed Garrett is again with the Mets, however the reliever was not activated for Friday’s sport.
Supervisor Carlos Mendoza indicated the plan was to attend till the Mets have a necessity for a recent arm within the bullpen earlier than activating Garrett from the injured record and making a corresponding roster transfer.
Starling Marte will be a part of Double-A Binghamton on Sunday to proceed his minor league rehab project.
The veteran outfielder performed two video games for Low-A St. Lucie final week.
Mendoza didn’t rule out the potential for Marte rejoining the Mets in some unspecified time in the future on the subsequent homestand.
Marte has been on the injured record since June 25 with a bone bruise in his proper knee.
