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    Mets' Edwin Diaz suffers injury during World Baseball Classic celebration, leaves field in wheelchair

    New York Mets fans are holding their breath as dominant closer, Edwin Diaz, injured his knee during Team Puerto Rico's celebration in the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday.

    Promptly after clinching their spot in the WBC semifinals, the team celebrated near the mound.

    However, Diaz went down, and the celebration was suddenly somber.

    Diaz was carried into foul territory and placed into a wheelchair where he was rolled into the clubhouse.

    If Diaz's injury is significant, the damage it does to the Mets is insurmountable.

    Diaz was by far the best closer in baseball last year, putting up historic numbers. He pitched to a 1.31 ERA last season, easily the lowest of his career, striking out 17.1 batters per nine innings.

    He finished in ninth place in the NL Cy Young Award vote.

    Diaz became a dominant closer with the Seattle Mariners and was traded to the Mets before the 2019 season - however, his first season was one to forget. His ERA was 5.59, he lost his job, and seemed to give up the long ball all the time. But he's had quite the turnaround.

    Since the start of the 2020 season, he's been back to normal, with a 2.27 ERA and striking out 257 batters in 150.1 innings.

    The Mets re-signed Diaz to a five-year, $102 million deal in the offseason, the most ever for a reliever.

    Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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    Was listening to his coach yesterday and he said there would be no updates (from him) for 6 months and maybe Diaz would be ready to play again in 8 months.



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    Giants believe Marco Luciano poised for big 2023, ready to make MLB impact

    When you watch the Giants go through their spring workouts, there's an inescapable feeling that a big class of homegrown talent is finally about to break through. S

    Kyle Harrison was the most-watched player in camp from the first day and Casey Schmitt has been a standout since games started. Vaun Brown got his first taste of big league life, and the Giants kept Luis Matos around longer than most, in part because of how strong his approach was at the plate. Older prospects like Sean Hjelle and Tristan Beck look ready for a real shot in the Majors, and Grant McCray, Keaton Winn and others have gotten their feet wet.

    But the player who will potentially be the best of them all has mostly done his work on back fields.

    Marco Luciano was diagnosed with a lower back stress fracture after getting pulled from Winter Ball and the Giants played it very safe in the rehab process, but Luciano now can see the light at the end of the tunnel. The rehab went as planned, with Luciano joining full-squad workouts before he was optioned back to minor league camp. On Monday, he faced 2022 second-rounder Carson Whisenhunt in a live BP session at Papago Park, taking another step toward his return to games.

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    What happens to MLB contract if player gets injured during WBC?

    It was Major League Baseball's worst nightmare come true at the World Baseball Classic.

    A star player on a World Series contending team, fresh off signing a nine-figure contract, suffers a potential season-ending injury roughly two weeks before Opening Day.

    That means the New York Mets will be without their All-Star closer Edwin Diaz, who reportedly is expected to miss the entire 2023 season after reportedly suffering a torn patellar tendon in his right knee on Wednesday.

    Despite the bizarre nature of the injury, which occurred during a celebration after Puerto Rico's victory over the Dominican Republic, it has led some to question the timing and necessity of the World Baseball Classic.

    Most injuries sustained during the World Baseball Classic are covered by insurance, which will likely protect the Mets financially for the $19.65 million Diaz is owed this upcoming season.

    Will Edwin Diaz be paid for the 2023 season?

    Yes, even if Diaz misses the entire season, his MLB contract is guaranteed.

    Assuming the 28-year-old pitcher was deemed "insurable" by the underwriter, his salary will be covered by insurance and the Mets will be reimbursed for the time Diaz misses.

    In other WBC news…….

    MLB - Team Mexico is going to the semifinals for the first time in #WorldBaseballClassic history!: https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1636924474254565376

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    How much money will the 2023 World Baseball Classic champion earn?

    The World Baseball Classic 2023 has been more successful than expected as it has already broken several viewership records and has been full of exciting games, all-star rosters, and great plays that had spectators on the edge of their seats.

    Tickets at the LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, are completely sold out, but fans who wish to attend still have a chance to get tickets on the secondary market.

    The fifth World Baseball Classic drew more than 1 million fans in the first round, according to data released by MLB, representing an increase of about 500,000 with reference to 2017.

    For this edition, it was expanded from 16 to 20 teams, with audience marks, in ticket sales and as a consequence, also in the merchandise offered in the stadiums.

    The WBC champion can earn up to 3 million dollars

    Although the 20 teams participating in the WBC 2023 already knew that just for participating they would each receive a $300 bag, according to ESPN, a source from the organizing committee revealed that the ninth champion could win up to three million dollars.

    In the earnings breakdown, the teams that made it to the quarterfinals added $400,000 to their winnings, those that placed first added another $300,000, while for reaching the semifinals the winnings increase to $500,000 and if they reach the finals it is another $500,000.

    In other words, Mexico and Japan's participation has already secured of 1.5 million dollars, which could increase when one of the two reaches the final and could earn 3 million dollars for winning the championship.

    Half of the money goes to each national federation and the other half is distributed among the players and staff of each national team.

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    I have kept waiting for a baseball fan to comment on the World Baseball Classic Championship. It has been a fantastic competition with the following countries competing.


    • Pool A: Chinese Taipei, Netherlands, Cuba, Italy, Panama.
    • Pool B: Japan, Korea, Australia, China, Czech Republic.
    • Pool C: United States, Mexico, Colombia, Canada, Great Britain.
    • Pool D: Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Israel, Nicaragua.










    In the end it was Japan vs USA. What a final game. 3-2 Japan with Shohei Ohtani of Japan striking out his LA Angel's team mate Mike Trout of the USA for the win.

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    ^ Was in your neck of the woods wasn't it? Miami?

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    Quote Originally Posted by aging one View Post
    What a final game. 3-2 Japan
    It was a great game! Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami belted one out of the park. He will be in the MLB in a few years. I am happy for Japan. Baseball is a big part of their culture, so them getting this win is big.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aging one View Post
    Was in your neck of the woods wasn't it? Miami?
    It was at Marlins Park (aka loandepot park). But seriously, who could have had thought so far ahead to purchase tickets and for that matter know that these games would have been so good.

    I had to pick someone up at the airport, so I missed watching the game on TV.

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    Quote Originally Posted by S Landreth View Post
    But seriously, who could have had thought so far ahead to purchase tickets and for that matter know that these games would have been so good.
    Really? If the final game of the WBC was going to be here in Seattle, I would have bought tickets immediately. Kind of a shocking reply from someone who is constantly posting in this thread like a baseball fanatic.


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    MLB's Rob Manfred pushes for more star pitchers in next WBC

    The World Baseball Classic, which has produced a string of exhilarating games and enthusiastic crowds, will "100 percent" return in 2026, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday, moments before Team USA and Japan squared off in the championship game from LoanDepot Park.

    Before then, Manfred said, he would like to see more stars playing in the tournament, particularly on the pitching side.

    "It's great the guys that we have," Manfred told a small scrum of reporters, "but I'd like to see pitching staffs that are of the same quality as our position players."

    A long list of star position players decorated rosters throughout the World Baseball Classic, but a lot of the sport's best pitchers either did not participate or faced tight restrictions regarding their usage, especially in the late stages of the tournament.

    The volatility of pitcher health, coupled by the timing of an event that is playing its most important games at a time when pitchers navigate strict schedules in preparation for the season, has made it difficult for national teams to deploy arms at appropriate times. MLB hopes to convince major league teams to be more cooperative with their pitchers in future events.

    "It's not lobbying," Manfred said. "It's having facts to support it -- that pitching in high-leverage situations like these are, that actually helps players develop."

    Moving the event, either to the middle of the regular season or the end of it, is unlikely, a stance both Manfred and Tony Clark, head of the MLB Players Association, agree on.


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    Quote Originally Posted by bsnub View Post
    Really? If the final game of the WBC was going to be here in Seattle, I would have bought tickets immediately. Kind of a shocking reply from someone who is constantly posting in this thread like a baseball fanatic.
    It’s a pastime. I will not purchase tickets so far in advance when I don’t know who will be playing. It’s not like a MLB game, where I would take that chance if the world series was going to take place at Marlins Park. I know one team who I support would be there.

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