Diaz is scheduled to receive $17.25 million this season, which would be covered in full by MLB’s insurance if Diaz doesn’t return to pitch this year.
Mets general manager Billy Eppler has indicated the right-hander is most likely facing an eight-month rehab.
Mark Teixeira returned to the Yankees from the WBC in 2013 with a wrist injury and MLB insurance provisions covered his salary for the two months he spent on the IL.He was carried off the field by teammates and then exited the field via wheelchair. Edwin Diaz is taken off the field in a wheelchair after injuring his knee celebrating Puerto Rico’s win over the Dominican Republic.“I was hugging our coaches in the dugout. Then when we looked up, Edwin was on the ground,” Puerto Rico manager Yadier Molina told reporters afterward. “I didn’t know. I didn’t know how to act, I didn’t know how to — what to say.It’s now up the Mets to fill the void left by one of the game’s top closers.“Obviously, tough blow.
“It’s a tough game to stay healthy. It’s just tough to have it at this point of the year. The optimism is so high and everybody is ready to go, when that happens, it’s tough.”
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