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- (0:56)Jorge CastilloDec 16, 2025, 07:00 AM ETCloseESPN baseball reporter.
- Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024. Follow on XEmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe New York Mets arrived in Orlando, Florida, for the winter meetings last week with a chance to re-sign closer Edwin Diaz and first baseman Pete Alonso. Díaz had already received two contract offers -- one of three years from the Los Angeles Dodgers and another of five years from the Atlanta Braves.
- Díaz, though miffed by the Mets not alerting him before signing free agent reliever Devin Williams a few days before, still wanted to wait for an offer from his longtime team, sources told ESPN. The offer came on Dec.
- 7: three years, $66 million with $21 million deferred over 10 years.
- Negotiations continued from there, and the Mets ultimately produced another offer, adding a $9 million signing bonus to match the Dodgers, with the $21 million deferred over 15 years. But Díaz, who turns 32 in March, wanted an annual average value of at least $20 million and less deferred money spread over a shorter period.