Photo: Nashaly Mercado/Instagram
Edwin Dìazis on the mend!
TheNew York Metsstar closer gave his fans an update after landing in the hospital Wednesday with a knee injury.
“My family and I are beyond grateful for all the support we have received from you through your messages and prayers,” the 28-year-old All-Star said in a translatedInstagrampost. “The operation was successful, thank God, and we hope the recovery will be the same.”
Dìaz’s wife, Nashaly Dìaz, alsoposted an updateon the athlete to her Instagram with a picture of him smiling and throwing up a peace sign in his hospital bed.
She also added a sweet message to her partner: “Husband, you are a warrior yesterday you gave it ALL to bring joy to our country I didn’t end as we expected but thank God you’re fine that’s the most important thing.”
Mets closer Edwin Díaz suffers an injury.Eric Espada/Getty
Dìaz suffered a right knee patellar injury Wednesday after celebrating Puerto Rico’s 5-2 win over the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic.
His teammates carried him off the field when they noticed Dìaz was down after the team rushed to the mound to celebrate the win, which moved them forward to the tournament’s quarter-finals.
He was then sent off in a wheelchair, but not before raising his arms to thank his fans watching in the stands. His brother Alexis, also a pitcher for the team, looked on with tears in his eyes.
“Edwin Díaz injured his right knee after tonight’s WBC game,” the Mets organizationtweetedon Wednesday night. “He will undergo imaging tomorrow and we will update when appropriate.”
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During the off-season, Díaz signed a substantialfive-year, $102 million dealwith the Mets, per theNew York Times, and has played for the organization since 2019. Before then, he played for the Seattle Mariners from 2016 to 2018.
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“I didn’t know how to act, I didn’t know how to … what to say. I mean, I didn’t know. It got me for a surprise,” Puerto Rico manager Yadier Molina toldUSA Todayafter the game.
He added: “Like I said in the dugout, it sucks, sorry, but when you see a guy that works so hard like Edwin, I mean when you see him on the ground like that, I mean it just is sad.”
source: people.com
