The accolades are starting to roll in Edwin Diaz after his extraordinary season in the Major Leagues with the New York Mets.
The Puerto Rican was awarded the prize for Reliever of the Year by Baseball Digest/eBay, who recognized the best players in the regular round of the Majors.
Congratulations to @SugarDiaz39 of @Mets — voted the 2022 recipient of the @BaseballDigest / @eBay
MLB Relief Pitcher of the Year award by our 22-member panel of writers, broadcasters and former executives, managers and players. #MLB pic.twitter.com/tzArF1AaiN— Baseball Digest (@BaseballDigest) October 13, 2022
The New Yorkers’ closer won the game against Dominican Emmanuel Clase of the Cleveland Guardians and Ryan Helsley of the St. Louis Cardinals.
The voting for these distinctions was made up of 22 membersin which editors, former players, managers and narrators stand out.
The Puerto Rican crowned a brilliant campaign in the Big Top with the Queens squad, appearing among the leaders in saves in the National League with a total of 32.
The “Sugar” left a record of three wins and one loss, 32 saves, 118 strikeouts, 62.0 innings, 0.84 WHIP and a 1.31 ERA in 61 appearances on the mound in 2022.
It was a magical season in which reached 200 career saves, becoming the second closer from Puerto Rico to do so in the MLB. The reliever joined Robert Hernandezwho was the first and finished with a figure of 326 games.
200 saves for @SugarDiaz39! ????
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— MLB (@MLB) August 14, 2022
His rescue against the Philadelphia Phillies he became the third-youngest pitcher to reach the mark in major league history. The right-hander closed the campaign with 205 for life.
The 28-year-old right-hander was key for the Metropolitans to achieve 100 wins in the regular round and qualify with the first wild card in the old circuit.
In addition, he managed to exceed 100 fans in the harvest, being just the second time he does it in the MLB. In the 2018 season, the pitcher added a total of 124 chocolate when he defended the Seattle Mariners.
Others awards
Dominican Sandy Alcántara of the Miami Marlins was also awarded as Pitcher of the Yearobtaining 14 of the 22 votes and beating Justin Verlander of the Houston Astros.
Congratulations to @sandyalcantar22 of the @Marlins — voted the 2022 recipient of the @BaseballDigest / @eBay MLB Pitcher of the Year award by our 22-member panel of writers, broadcasters and former executives, managers and players. #MLB pic.twitter.com/U9xJmr0ZRr
— Baseball Digest (@BaseballDigest) October 13, 2022
While, Aaron Judge was awarded the prize for Most valuable Playeroutvoting Shohei Ohtani of the Anaheim Angels.
The “Judge” He made history this season with 62 homers in the regular round, surpassing Roger Maris’ record in the American League.
