Jorge Lopez shut the door in the 10th inning and Jake Diekman got a strikeout with the tying run on third base as the Mets defeated the Phillies, 6-5, Thursday night in Philadelphia.
Edwin Diaz blew the save in the ninth inning and Jake Diekman couldn’t hold the lead in the 10th, as the Mets fell to the Rays, 7-6, Sunday afternoon. The Rays swept the three-game series and the Mets have now lost eight straight games in Tampa.
After a rocky start to his 2023 season, Diekman was superb after he signed with the Rays. The Mets were patient, to put it mildly, when it came to building out a major league bullpen over the course of this offseason.
A really nice move to add one of the most underrated relievers in baseball. Jake Diekman, a 37-year-old left-handed pitcher, joins the core of the bullpen with Adam Ottavino, Brooks Raley, and Drew Smith lining up behind the returning Edwin Díaz.
Left-handed reliever Jake Diekman signed a one-year deal with the New Yok Mets on Tuesday with a club option for 2025. "Jake has a proven track record and has shown the ability to get batters out of from both sides of the plate," Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns said.
The Mets have agreed to deals with Jake Diekman and Shintaro Fujinami but the deals are not official. Currently, the 40-man roster is full, meaning they’ll have to cut or trade two players to make room for the new relievers.
On February 1, the New York Mets were reportedly close to an agreement with left-handed reliever Jake Diekman. The following day, it was confirmed that New York and Diekman were in agreement on a one-year deal worth $4 million that also contained a vesting option for 2025.
The New York Mets have fortified their bullpen with two moves on Friday, agreeing to sign free agents Shintaro Fujinami and Jake Diekman on one-year deals.
The deal is done. According to SNY insider Andy Martino, the New York Mets are in agreement on a contract with left-handed reliever Jake Diekman, pending a physical. The deal is for one-year with a vesting option, per Joel Sherman of The New York Post.
The team has added a pair of pitchers to their bullpen for the 2024 season. The Mets have signed right-hander Shintaro Fujinami to a one-year deal worth $3.35 million with a possible $850,000 in incentives, according to Jon Heyman.
The New York Mets may end up landing a former member of the Boston Red Sox soon. Former Red Sox hurler Jake Diekman is looking for a new opportunity in free agency.
The New York Mets have reportedly been interested in adding a second lefty reliever to the bullpen on a cheap deal. On Thursday, they accomplished just that.
It's very rare that someone selected late in the MLB Draft becomes an impact player for a team, but that wasn't the case for the Philadelphia Phillies when they selected a high schooler during the 30th round in 2007.
The New York Mets could have another veteran reliever in the bullpen soon. New York has been linked to a handful of hurlers this offseason and it sounds like it could land one very soon.
The Mets are close to a deal with free agent lefty Jake Diekman, per Will Sammon and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
The Orioles' collection of budding talent took a big step forward this season, propelling Baltimore to their first postseason berth since 2016 and on the cusp of an AL East division title.
The Tampa Bay Rays are finalizing a deal with veteran left-hander Jake Diekman in the wake of losing Garrett Cleavinger, ESPN reported Tuesday. The Rays and Diekman, who was released by the Chicago White Sox on Saturday, are expected to get a deal done in the next 48 hours, per the report.
Rick Hahn’s lone 2022 trade deadline acquisition was shipping backup catcher Reese McGuire to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for lefty Jake Diekman. The Chicago White Sox exhausted all of their left-handed options internally to fill the void left by the season-ending injury to Garrett Crochet.
The Red Sox have acquired catcher Reese McGuire and a player to be named later or cash considerations from the White Sox in exchange for left-hander Jake Diekman, the club announced Monday evening.
As expected, many players were not buying the commissioner's comments on the status of the season.
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