Edwin Díaz Targeting 2023 Return

When New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz injured his knee in the World Baseball Classic, there were doubts about whether he would pitch in the 2023 season. When Mets’ GM Billy Eppler announced that Díaz was undergoing knee surgery in March, he noted that the typical timeframe for recovery was eight months but that there have been examples of players coming back in only six months.

Díaz told Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic that he’s still hoping to return this year. “If everything keeps going how it’s going, we’ve got a chance to pitch,” Díaz said. “The trainers and doctors will decide, but I feel great. Let’s see what’s coming for us.”

The six-month timeframe would bring back the Mets star closer in mid-September, with New York having a couple of weeks left in their season. That type of return would potentially help the Mets in a final push for the playoffs and then the postseason if they were to make it. Rosenthal reports that Díaz attempted to accelerate his healing through 25 sessions in a glass-enclosed hyperbaric chamber during the first six weeks of his recovery.

“My scar is looking good. My knee is doing well, responding really well to all the exercise. We’re happy,” Díaz said.

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