One of baseball’s best relievers has changed teams and coasts with a historic free agent contract, and the Dodgers are confident that Diaz’s regular dominance will allow them to stabilize their chaotic bullpen, becoming their first starting closer in five years.
And Díaz’s famous and emblematic entrance music? That one also stays exactly the same.
“It’s going to be super exciting when the trumpets sound in Los Angeles,” Díaz said in Spanish. “It’s going to be special.”
Díaz left the Mets after seven years to sign a three-year, $69 million contract with the two-time World Series champions, who have a strong roster and an even bigger budget.
“It wasn’t easy (to leave),” Díaz said in English, speaking from the hallway of his new locker room at Dodger Stadium. “I played seven years in New York. They treated me very well. They treated me wonderfully. I chose the Dodgers because they are a winning organization. I look to win, and I think they have everything to win, so choosing the Dodgers was pretty easy.”
Díaz was already the highest-paid reliever in the Major Leagues last season in Queens, where the tall right-hander, nicknamed Sugar, became one of the fans’ favorites for his talent and competitive drive, and for his characteristic outings from the bullpen to the rhythm of “Narco,” an exciting dance song with trumpets.
