SEATTLE — Since his industry from the Mariners, Edwin Diaz hadn’t returned to his worn stomping farmland dressed in a Mets uniform.
That modified Friday, when Diaz in spite of everything were given again to T-Cellular Landscape.
Diaz arrived to the Mets later the 2018 season with Robinson Cano within the industry that despatched Jarred Kelenic, Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak, Justin Dunn and Gerson Bautista to the Mariners.
Diaz, who used to be drafted and advanced through the Mariners, recalled the discussions when he used to be approached within the minor leagues about moving from a starter to reliever.
“They told me in the minor leagues, ‘You are going straight to the big leagues if you come 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 they did it: they brought me up.”
Diaz, who didn’t sound Friday, debuted with the Mariners in 2016 and completed 5th within the American League Rookie of the Pace vote casting.
Two years next Diaz led the main leagues with 57 saves.
He recalled making ready to wait a live performance along with his spouse at house in Puerto Rico later the 2018 season when he gained a telephone name from a Mariners legit telling him there used to be a excellent probability he could be traded to the Mets.
When he returned from the live performance, Diaz mentioned he gained a decision telling him the trade in used to be entire and he will have to head to Port St. Lucie, Fla., for a bodily.
“Robbie Cano called me … and I said to him, ‘Wherever you go, if I go with you, I will be fine,’ ” Diaz mentioned. “I got lucky. I got traded with him to New York.”
Reed Garrett is again with the Mets, however the reliever used to be now not activated for Friday’s recreation.
Supervisor Carlos Mendoza indicated the plan used to be to attend till the Mets have a necessity for a new arm within the bullpen earlier than activating Garrett from the injured record and creating a corresponding roster travel.
Starling Marte will tie Double-A Binghamton on Sunday to proceed his minor league rehab project.
The veteran outfielder performed two video games for Low-A St. Lucie utmost day.
Mendoza didn’t not include the potential for Marte rejoining the Mets some time at the then homestand.
Marte has been at the injured record since June 25 with a bone bruise in his proper knee.
