Sources: Closer Diaz, Mets reach landmark deal

Star person Edwin Diaz and the New York Mets are successful statement connected a five-year, $102 cardinal contract, pending a physical, sources acquainted with the woody told ESPN's Jeff Passan connected Sunday.

There's an opt-out and a afloat no-trade clause positive a sixth-year enactment successful the contract, sources said.

The Diaz woody is the archetypal nine-figure declaration ever for a closer, and for the archetypal time, it takes the presumption into the $20 million-plus range.

Diaz, who made $10 cardinal this year, earned the large payday aft a ascendant 2022 play that saw him decorativeness with 32 saves, a 1.31 ERA and 118 strikeouts successful 62 innings for a Mets squad that won 101 games.

New York's bullpen finished 10th successful the majors successful ERA, and its apical relievers successful innings pitched (Adam Ottavino, Seth Lugo, Trevor Williams and Diaz) were among the 131 players crossed the large leagues who were declared escaped agents Sunday, the time aft the 2022 play ended.

Keeping Diaz, 28, is simply a monolithic determination for the Mets to commencement the offseason, arsenic 1 of baseball's apical escaped agents is present disconnected the board.

Diaz was portion of a blockbuster commercialized with the Seattle Mariners successful December 2018, 1 that saw him and seasoned 2nd baseman Robinson Cano spell to the Mets for a prospect-heavy package. Diaz had starred successful Seattle, starring the majors with 57 saves successful 2018 -- which tied Bobby Thigpen (1990) for the 2nd astir successful a azygous play successful shot history, trailing lone Francisco Rodriguez's 62 successful 2008.

But his aboriginal tenure successful New York was thing but successful. In his debut play successful the Big Apple, helium had a 5.59 ERA (seventh worst among relievers), 15 homers allowed and -0.6 bWAR successful 58 innings, arsenic Mets fans routinely booed him portion connected the mound.

Diaz has righted the vessel since, culminating with the ascendant 2022. And he's go a instrumentality favourite successful New York, with the deed opus "Narco," by Australian instrumentalist Timmy Trumpet, played astatine Citi Field each clip helium exits the bullpen earlier an appearance.