Edwin Diaz heading to Puerto Rico after death of grandfather
WASHINGTON— The Mets will be without their hard-throwing closer for a few games. Edwin Diaz was placed on the bereavement list Saturday after his grandfather died during Friday night’ s game. Diaz was warming up in the ninth inning Friday against the Nationals while the Mets were ahead, 6-3. Jeff McNeil’ s RBI single in the top of the ninth made it a four-run game, and a...