{"id":317939,"date":"2021-08-07T11:16:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T08:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mets-edwin-diaz-flops-in-return-from-paternity-leave\/"},"modified":"2021-08-07T11:16:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T08:16:38","slug":"mets-edwin-diaz-flops-in-return-from-paternity-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-edwin-diaz-flops-in-return-from-paternity-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mets’ Edwin Diaz flops in return from paternity leave"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Mets’ Edwin Diaz flops in return from paternity leave<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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PHILADELPHIA \u2014 Edwin Diaz\u2019s return from the paternity list should have been an \u201cOh, baby!\u201d moment for the Mets on Friday, but instead turned into a messy diaper.<\/p>\n

The Mets closer entered to a one-run deficit in the eighth inning, but before it was finished, that hole became deeper. Bryce Harper launched a two-run homer off Diaz that buried the Mets in their 4-2 loss to the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.<\/p>\n

Diaz was summoned for the eighth, according to manager Luis Rojas, because he hadn\u2019t pitched since last Saturday. The right-hander departed the team before Wednesday\u2019s game<\/a> for the birth of his second son, Sebastian.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe five days without pitching, we had to get him in there,\u201d Rojas said. \u201cWe can\u2019t let him go more than that, he can lose his command. He didn\u2019t have that command.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jean Segura hit a grounder off Jonathan Villar\u2019s glove at third base to start the inning (it was ruled a single) before Harper smashed a no-doubter over the center-field fence.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHarper takes a 99 [mph fastball] to the deepest part of the ballpark,\u201d Rojas said. \u201cBut I thought [Diaz] was throwing strikes and that is why we wanted him to come in for that situation and make sure he gets in there and it wasn\u2019t more than five days without pitching. He usually gets really bad command wise when he sits over five days, so we were looking to get him in there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tomas Nido\u2019s playing time behind the plate has steadily increased to the point the Mets once again have a job share.<\/p>\n