TL;DR
- Edwin Diaz agreed to a 3-year, $69 million deal with the Dodgers.
- The Mets lost a key closer and are facing criticism from local media.
- Analyst Sal Licata expressed anger over Diaz leaving the Mets for the Dodgers.
- Diaz's past performance and injuries were cited as reasons for criticism.
日本時間10日（9日）、今オフニューヨーク・メッツからフリーエージェント（FA）となっていたエドウィン・ディアスが、3年6900万ドル（約106億9800万円）でドジャースと契約合意したと複数の米メディアが報じた。メッツ側にとってはかなりの痛手となるだけに、地元メディアの“恨み節”も止まらないようだ。米メディア『トータルプロスポーツ』が報じている。
現在31歳のディアスは、2016年のメジャー初出場以来、今シーズンまでシアトル・マリナーズ（2016-2018）とメッツ（2019-2025）の2球団で活躍。今シーズン終了時には、メジャー通算253セーブを記録しており、リーグ屈指のクローザーとして知られている。
The Mets had signed him to a five-year, $120 million contract ($18.613 billion yen) in the 2022 offseason, but he terminated the remaining two years of his deal to become a free agent this offseason. While the team naturally attempted to retain him, he ended up being poached by The Dodgers, who were concerned about their bullpen.
According to the same media, those particularly angered in a disappointed New York are local media personalities like MLB analyst Sal Licata, who hosts shows on sports television network SNY and radio station WFAN. During his program on WFAN, Licata expressed intense anger towards Diaz, stating, "I can't wait for Diaz to return as a member of the Dodgers. When he comes back, I want to blast him with trumpets."
さらに、「2019年に見た中で最悪のクローザーだった（メッツでの初年度、66試合登板で防御率5.59）」、「ワールド・ベースボール・クラシック（WBC）で負傷した（2023年大会の一次リーグ中に右膝の膝蓋腱を完全に断裂し、シーズンを全休した）」、「2024年には粘着物質問題でメッツに影響を与えた（同年の6月に10試合の出場停止処分を受けた）」といった非難が続いた。
Finally, he spat out, "And now he's chosen the Dodgers for the same amount. If Mets fans say, 'Everyone loves it here and wants to come back,' that's a complete lie. This wasn't about money. Diaz didn't want to be here. He couldn't stand the New York smoke anymore. Poor Edwin. Goodbye. So long!"
According to reports about the transfer, the offer the Mets made to retain him was $66 million over three years (10.24 billion yen). The fact that the terms were nearly identical to those offered by The Dodgers also appears to have been a factor that amplified Mr. Ricata's anger.
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