Dominant Edwin Diaz Burying Nightmarish Memories Of Closers Past For The New York Mets

Diaz gave up a whopping 15 homers and blew seven save opportunities while posting a 5.59 ERA during the juiced ball season of 2019 and never seemed to gain the trust of manager Luis Rojas in 2020-21, when he went 7-7 with 38 saves, a 2.95 ERA and 139 strikeouts in 88 1/3 innings.