:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/71593260/1432079385.0.jpg "Edwin Diaz contract: Mets re-sign closer to five-year, 2 million deal, per report")
Sound the trumpets, Edwin Diaz has a massive deal. On the first day of the offseason, the New York Mets wasted no time and signed their closer to a record 5-year, $102 million deal. This is the first nine-figure contract for a closing pitcher in history and includes a full no-trade clause as well as a sixth-year option.
Star closer Edwin Diaz and the New York Mets are in agreement on a five-year, $102 million contract, pending physical, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. There's an opt-out and a full no-trade clause, plus a sixth-year option. The best closer in baseball stays in New York.
– Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 6, 2022