Mets Closer Injured During World Baseball Classic Celebration – The New York Times

Edwin Díaz had just closed out Puerto Rico’s win over the Dominican Republic when he collapsed to the ground with what appeared to be a serious right knee injury.Send any friend a storyAs a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.Edwin Díaz had just closed out Puerto Rico’s victory over the Dominican Republic on Wednesday when he collapsed to the ground. He was unable to walk off the field.Credit…Sam Navarro/USA Today Sports, via ReutersMarch 16, 2023Updated 7:47 a.m. ETMIAMI — A rousing 5-2 victory by Puerto Rico over the Dominican Republic on Wednesday earned the team a spot in the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic. But the elation quickly turned into despair when the star closer Edwin Díaz crumbled to the ground during a postgame celebration on the mound.Díaz’s teammates formed a circle around him, hanging their heads or crying. Instead of heading to the clubhouse at loanDepot Park to pack up their bags, Dominican players lingered in the dugout, stunned at the scene on the field. And when Díaz, 28, finally stood up, he was first carried and then wheeled off the field, unable to put any weight on
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