Baseball fans react to Mike Trout and Mookie Betts' assessment of Edwin Diaz's freak injury at WBC 2023

The New York Mets' worst nightmare unfolded on Wednesday night when star closer Edwin Diaz suffered a shock injury after Puerto Rico's World Baseball Classic (WBC) game against the Dominican Republic.

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Edwin Diaz appears to have suffered an injury during Puerto Rico's celebration

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Edwin Diaz appears to have suffered an injury during Puerto Rico's celebration https://t.co/G9Md6SBrEj

"Edwin Diaz appears to have suffered an injury during Puerto Rico's celebration" - FOX Sports: MLB, Twitter

As the Puerto Rican players jubilantly celebrated their monumental 5-2 victory against the Dominicans, Diaz collapsed on the ground. He eventually had to be wheelchaired off the field.

American national team stars Mike Trout and Mookie Betts said it was unfair to blame the injury on the WBC, terming the injury nothing more than a "fluke."

Bob Nightengale

@BNightengale

Mike Trout and Mookie Betts say it’s unfair to blame the WBC on Edwin Diaz’s injury, calling it a fluke

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Mike Trout and Mookie Betts say it’s unfair to blame the WBC on Edwin Diaz’s injury, calling it a fluke

"Mike Trout and Mookie Betts say it’s unfair to blame the WBC on Edwin Diaz’s injury, calling it a fluke" - Bob Nightengale, Twitter

Mets fans swarmed Twitter after the news was made public. With the new MLB season just around the corner, a majority of the fans were left unimpressed with how the situation unfolded. Many of them were also miffed at Trout and Betts' comments.

Are they a slob?

@are_they_a_slob

@BNightengale I hope the Mets sue the WBC

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@BNightengale I hope the Mets sue the WBC

Mt. Crushmore

@MtCrushmore23

@BNightengale He got injured celebrating, not playing baseball. It was a fluke.

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@BNightengale He got injured celebrating, not playing baseball. It was a fluke.

Mt. Crushmore

@MtCrushmore23

@BNightengale He got injured celebrating, not playing baseball. It was a fluke.

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@BNightengale He got injured celebrating, not playing baseball. It was a fluke.

Chi

@ChiGodd2

@BNightengale Get injured in an event that has zero due to the org should result in losing your contract.

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@BNightengale Get injured in an event that has zero due to the org should result in losing your contract.

Johnny R

@JohnRaesen

@BNightengale This happens all the time in soccer and World Cups / Europe Cups. The biggest clubs have to pray that nothing happens to their £€$100 million stars, but these players rather play these tournaments than their club leagues. National pride is a very strong motivator.

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@BNightengale This happens all the time in soccer and World Cups / Europe Cups. The biggest clubs have to pray that nothing happens to their £€$100 million stars, but these players rather play these tournaments than their club leagues. National pride is a very strong motivator.

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@BNightengale ironic when Diaz simply could have chose not to play and had a functional ACL

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@BNightengale 😂😂😂😂😂😂ironic when Diaz simply could have chose not to play and had a functional ACL

Patrick

@Nedved93

@BNightengale Why don’t they just have it at the end of the season like they do with hockey worlds? Then if someone is injured they can recover.

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@BNightengale Why don’t they just have it at the end of the season like they do with hockey worlds? Then if someone is injured they can recover.

Stephen Perez

@SPerezReports

@Nedved93 @BNightengale Because they just played 162+ games, they are taxed. They want to recoup.

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@Nedved93 @BNightengale Because they just played 162+ games, they are taxed. They want to recoup.

william woods

@williewoods17

@BNightengale I’m sure they have some sort of insurance for this situation

@BNightengale I’m sure they have some sort of insurance for this situation

Steven R

@re2pectjeta

@BNightengale They’re not wrong.

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@BNightengale They’re not wrong.

Edwin Diaz is a 2-time MLB All-Star

Edwin Diaz was selected by the Seattle Mariners with the 98th overall pick of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. He made his MLB debut on June 4, 2016. He currently plies his trade with the New York Mets.

Diaz is a two-time All-Star and was named the AL Reliever of the Year in 2018. He also made it to the All-MLB First Team in 2022 on the back of an incredible season.

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