Dodgers Land Top Reliever Edwin Díaz in Record-Setting $69M Deal
The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to terms with top free-agent reliever Edwin Díaz on a lucrative three-year deal worth a relief-pitcher-record $23 million per season, totaling $69 million. Díaz, who previously pitched for the New York Mets, was reportedly not enticed by the Mets' three-year offer. This blockbuster move, finalized at the MLB Winter Meetings, shores up the Dodgers' bullpen, demonstrating their financial muscle and aggressive approach to securing top talent.
