Dodgers land All-Star closer in record-breaking deal after back-to-back World Series wins: reports

The affluent conscionable support connected getting richer, arsenic Edwin Diaz is acceptable to articulation the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The back-to-back reigning champions and Diaz reportedly agreed to a woody that volition get them the champion person connected the market, snatching Diaz distant from Steve Cohen and the New York Mets pursuing a seven-year stay. 

Diaz's woody is reportedly for 3 years, worthy $69 million.

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New York Mets alleviation pitcher Edwin Diaz celebrates aft defeating the Milwaukee Brewers astatine Citi Field.  (Brad Penner/Imagn Images)

Diaz's archetypal play with the Mets was an implicit nightmare, arsenic helium posted a 5.59 ERA aft starring the majors with 57 saves with the Seattle Mariners. But since then, he's been ascendant with a 2.36 ERA, posting 3 campaigns of an ERA nary higher than 1.75.

This past season, Diaz was a lone agleam spot for a disappointing Mets squad that missed the postseason contempt a payroll good implicit $300 million. He posted a 1.63 ERA and struck retired 98 batters successful 66.1 innings, signaling 28 saves.

New York Mets alleviation pitcher Edwin Diaz works the ninth inning of a shot crippled against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, July 11, 2022, successful Atlanta.  (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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If determination was 1 happening the Dodgers did need, it was a closer, arsenic starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto got the last outs of their 2nd consecutive World Series triumph aboriginal past month. They signed Tanner Scott to a four-year woody past offseason, but injuries and mediocre show played a part. Thus, the Dodgers got the large food they went casting for.

Diaz's woody is the largest yearly mean worth ever fixed to a reliever.

Edwin Diaz #39 of the New York Mets reacts aft the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers astatine Citi Field connected September 01, 2022 successful New York City. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

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The Dodgers are besides not done, arsenic determination is overmuch speculation that back-to-back Cy Young Award victor Tarik Skubal could beryllium headed determination via trade.

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