Edwin Díaz was facing the Dodgers as the star closer for the New York Mets during the 2024 NLCS. Just over a year later, and Díaz is the newest face of the Dodgers’ bullpen as their star closer. The race for Díaz ultimately came down to three teams; the Dodgers offered Díaz a three-year deal […]
Edwin Díaz was facing the Dodgers as the star closer for the New York Mets during the 2024 NLCS. Just over a year later, and Díaz is the newest face of the Dodgers’ bullpen as their star closer.
The race for Díaz ultimately came down to three teams; the Dodgers offered Díaz a three-year deal for $69 million (which he accepted), the Mets lowballed him with a three-year deal for $66 million after signing reliever Devin Williams, and the Atlanta Braves, who had already re-signed closer Raisel Iglesias, managed to offer him a five-year deal, as reported by Jorge Castillo at ESPN. After missing out on Díaz, Atlanta bolstered their bullpen by bringing in former San Diego Padres reliever Robert Suarez on a three-year deal for $45 million.
Castillo notes that Díaz wanted to sign a contract with at least $20 million in annual average value even after including deferrals, and New York and Atlanta were both unwilling to oblige.
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Former Dodgers starter Dustin May has found a new home for the 2026 season, this time heading back to the National League after finishing the 2025 season with the Boston Red Sox. May and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a one-year deal with a mutual option for the 2027 season, with Jeff Passan at ESPN being the first to report the news and Charlie Wright at MLBTraderumors.com sharing the details of the contract. May will serve as a frontline member of the starting rotation for a rebuilding Cardinals team after St. Louis dealt ace Sonny Gray to the Boston Red Sox.
Former big league outfielder David Dahl, who spent part of the 2023 season with Triple-A Oklahoma City, took to his Instagram to announce his retirement from baseball.
“Baseball has been my life for as long as I can remember. From being a kid in Alabama chasing a lifelong dream to stepping on a big-league field, it’s been an incredible ride. After 13 seasons, it’s officially time to hang it up,” Dahl wrote. “Thank you baseball for every single day.”
Dahl spent parts of eight big league seasons between the Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies, slashing .268/.313/.460 with 46 home runs and 169 RBI across 350 games while being named an NL All-Star in 2019 with Colorado.
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