Diaz rejected the Mets' one-year, $22.025 million qualifying offer Tuesday, Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com reports.
Diaz opted out of the two years and $38 million remaining on his contract with the Mets earlier this month, and now he has passed on the qualifying offer. Neither decision was a surprise, as the closer shouldn't have difficulty netting a big multi-year pact this winter. If he leaves the Mets, New York will receive a draft pick as compensation.
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Edwin Diaz: Given qualifying offer
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The Mets extended a one-year, $22.05 million qualifying offer to Diaz on Thursday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Diaz is expected to decline the offer after opting out of his contract with the Mets earlier this offseason. Thursday's move will ensure the Mets receive draft compensation if Diaz goes elsewhere. The right-hander totaled 28 saves in 2025 while tallying a 1.63 ERA across 66.1 innings.
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Edwin Diaz: Hits free-agent market
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Diaz became a free agent after opting out of his contract Monday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
Diaz had two years and $38 million remaining on his contract with the Mets, but he will forgo that salary as he seeks a longer and more lucrative free-agent deal. The Mets are likely to be in the mix to retain Diaz, but he will have plenty of interest on the open market. Diaz -- who turns 32 in March -- posted a 1.63 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and 98:21 K:BB over 66.1 frames in 2025, notching 28 saves in the process.
Diaz allowed a hit in a scoreless inning to earn the save in Thursday's 8-5 win over the Cubs.
Diaz gave up a leadoff single to Carson Kelly but erased it with a game-ending double play from Dansby Swanson. It's been a strong September for Diaz, who has allowed just one run while posting a 17:3 K:BB over 11.2 innings, though the Mets haven't given him a ton of chances to rack up saves. For the season, he's 28-for-31 in save conversions while pitching to a 1.71 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 96:21 K:BB through 63.1 innings.
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Mets' Edwin Diaz: Converts six-out save
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Diaz locked down his 27th save of the season in Tuesday's 9-7 win over the Cubs, tossing two perfect innings while striking out five.
Despite it being his third appearance in four days, Diaz was dominant in what was a massive moment for the Mets' playoff hopes. He had no issues with the top of the Cubs lineup in the eighth before striking out the side in the ninth against the heart of the order. Diaz struck out five in an appearance for the first time since June 12, 2022, and Tuesday was his third time this season completing two innings. A lot will be asked of Diaz in this final week of the season with the Mets controlling their own destiny for the final National league wild-card spot.
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Mets' Edwin Diaz: Blows first save since July
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Diaz (6-3) blew the save and took the loss Saturday as the Mets fell 3-2 to the Rangers, giving up one run on three hits and a walk over 1.1 innings. He struck out one.
Called in to protect a 2-1 lead in the eighth inning with a runner on second and two outs, Diaz instead uncorked a wild pitch and a walk before Rowdy Tellez roped a ground-rule double to tie the game. The right-hander escaped that jam, but he then gave up the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth. It was Diaz's third blown save of the season and his first since July 20, ending a stretch of seven straight save conversions, but he's stumbling toward the finish line on the regular season -- he's been tagged for runs in four of his last 10 appearances, posting a 3.86 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 18:4 K:BB in 11.2 innings over that stretch.
Diaz earned the save in Friday's 5-4 win over the Reds, allowing one hit and two walks while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning.
Diaz entered the ninth with a one-run lead and loaded the bases with no outs before escaping with back-to-back punchouts and a game-ending groundout. The 31-year-old has now converted seven straight save chances since blowing his first opportunity after the All-Star break, holding opponents scoreless in 10 of 14 appearances during that stretch. On the year, he's racked up 26 saves with a 1.83 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 83:20 K:BB across 54 innings.
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Mets' Edwin Diaz: Notches 25th save
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Diaz picked up the save in Monday's 10-8 win over the Tigers, throwing 1.1 clean innings. He struck out two.
The save was the 25th of the year for Diaz, who last saw a save opportunity back on Aug. 16 versus the Mariners. The All-Star right-hander had a shaky 4.50 ERA through April 26, but he's essentially been a lights-out closer since the start of May. Over his last 41 innings, Diaz has a 1.10 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 61:11 K:BB to enhance his ERA to 1.87 for the campaign.
Diaz earned the save in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Mariners, allowing one run on two hits and no walks with two strikeouts over two innings.
Diaz was tasked with a two-inning save and converted despite giving up a solo homer in the ninth. The 31-year-old has surrendered long balls in two of his past three outings, but those are the only earned runs he's allowed over his last 22 appearances dating back to June 6. On the year, he's 24-for-26 in save chances with a 1.69 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 70:17 K:BB across 48 innings.
Diaz (5-2) took the loss Sunday against the Brewers, giving up one run on one hit in one-third of an inning.
The Mets headed into the eighth inning with a 6-5 lead, but Ryan Helsley blew the save and needed to be replaced by Diaz to get the final out of the frame. The team's closer had his own struggles in the ninth however, as Isaac Collins took him deep to walk it off. It was the first earned run Diaz had been tagged with since April 21, but both his losses on the season have come in three August appearances, as he allowed the phantom runner to score in an extra-inning loss to the Giants on Aug. 1. Despite those recent setbacks, the 31-year-old right-hander has a stellar 1.60 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 67:17 K:BB through 45 innings in 2025, converting 23 of 25 save chances.
Diaz (5-1) took the loss Friday as the Mets fell to the Giants, giving up an unearned run on a hit and a walk in the 10th inning. He struck out one.
New York forced an extra inning with a rally in the eighth inning, but Diaz couldn't prevent the phantom runner from crossing the plate in the top of the 10th. The Mets added former Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley to their bullpen at the trade deadline to fill a setup role, but Diaz remains entrenched in the top job -- he hasn't been tagged for an earned run since June 2, delivering a 0.82 ERA and 26:9 K:BB over his last 18.1 innings along with an unsullied ERA.
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