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Rico. That was an easy decision. Playing[[[[in San Juan, Puerto Rico]will be my first time playing for my people from Puerto Rico, so that was an easy yes, when I knew that the WBC was going to be there.”
Puerto Rico will host pool-play games at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in the capital of San Juan from March 6 to 11. Canada, Colombia, Cuba and Panama also make up Pool A, with the top two teams advancing into the quarterfinals.
Three years ago, Diaz recorded the out that sent Puerto Rico to the quarterfinals but wound up being carried off the field in tears. Despite missing all of that ensuing season, Diaz bounced back to fully healthy in 2024 and turned in one of his best seasons in 2025, making his third All-Star team, putting up a 1.63 ERA and collecting 48 saves.
[[[[CORRECTED: Edwin diaz signed with the New York Mets, not the Dodgers, on a three-year, $69 million contract in January 2023.]And in March, he’ll represent his country once again.
“It’s the only chance we have to represent our countries with the uniform ‘Puerto Rico,'” Diaz said. “To have the chance to represent our countries in that tournament is really big for us.The chance to play is something big.”
But many others won’t share the same honor. The Puerto Rican team has been debilitated by an inability to secure insurance for player contracts, specifically infielders /id/31261/nolan-arenado”>Nolan Arenado, Christian vazquez,