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When asked about returning to a team in free agency, MLB players usually trot lines that boil down to, “I’d love to, this is a great organization, we’re going to sit down and see what we can do.”

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Let’s just say New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz didn’t do that.

Speaking to reporters ahead of the 2025 MLB Awards in Las Vegas on Thursday, Díaz was asked what he thinks his chances of returning the Mets are after opting out of his record five-year, $102 million deal. His answer: 50-50.

Which is better than a lot of other possible answers, but still probably not what Mets fans want to hear.

Díaz did follow tradition by praising both New York and the Mets organization, but also indicated he wasn’t interested in giving them any sort of discount and is ready to be happy somewhere else.

That’s probably the right angle to take when the owner of the team in question is also the richest man in baseball. Mets owner Steve Cohen is currently trying to get his team on the right track after an extremely disappointing and expensive 2025, and two of the items at the top of his to-do list will be either retaining or replacing Díaz and first baseman Pete Alonso.

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Díaz is entering free agency after one of the best seasons of his career, just like he did in 2022 when he landed that $102 million contract. In both seasons, he earned All-Star honors and the Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year Award.

To retain Díaz, early indications are it will take, well, Edwin Díaz money. The Athletic reported Wednesday that Díaz is believed to be seeking essentially the same deal he got three years ago.

Edwin Díaz is the top arm on the relief market. He will receive interest beyond the Mets. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images)

(Brandon Sloter via Getty Images)

Díaz is, of course, three years older than he was when he got that deal, so the question then becomes whether Cohen believes if the current form of the right-hander holds a similar market value. Díaz opting out of the deal was understandable from his perspective, but we’re also talking about a reliever in his 30s. Those are rarely great bets for deals spanning a half-decade.

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There’s also the fact that while Díaz’s 2025 was great, his 2024 saw him blow seven saves and post a 3.52 ERA while dealing with a shoulder impingement and his 2023 saw him miss the entire season with a torn patellar tendon.

That’s what the Mets got in their first ride with Díaz as a nine-figure reliever — three seasons that boil down to the good, the bad and the ugly. You typically want more than one good season out of three when you’re paying that level of money, but that’s a risky bet with pretty much any reliever.

This is MLB we’re talking about, though, in which every contender spends at least part of the offseason waking up from nightmares of an unreliable bullpen in the playoffs. Díaz is No. 11 on Yahoo Sports’ free-agent rankings and easily the top reliever, which means there is going to significant interest from teams with deep pockets beyond the Mets.

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Bayern Munich made it 16 wins from 16 games this season to underline their credentials as early Champions League favourites, beating the holders, Paris Saint-Germain, 2-1 away as Luis Díaz scored two goals and was shown a red card.

The Colombia winger struck twice before being sent off for a violent tackle on Achraf Hakimi on the stroke of half-time.

PSG, who reduced the arrears through João Neves, dominated possession after the break but failed to make it fully count and slipped to their first defeat in the competition since last seasonâ€s quarter-final second leg against Aston Villa.

The result kept Bayern top of the 36-team league on a maximum 12 points, with PSG third, three points adrift and with more injury concerns after Hakimi and Ousmane Dembélé were replaced early.

“Itâ€s always hard to lose at home. We need to assert ourselves and play better. We faced a well organised team, especially physically. We couldnâ€t get our game going,†the PSG captain, Marquinhos, said.

PSG, who had beaten Bayern 2-0 in the Club World Cup quarter-finals in July, came out flying with their trademark high pressing but were caught cold in the fourth minute when Díaz smashed home after Lucas Chevalier had parried Michael Oliseâ€s effort.

Dembélé thought he had levelled midway through the half only for his goal to be ruled out for offside, as PSG pressed but looked unusually fragile at the back.

Bayern stayed a step ahead and, after Serge Gnabry struck the post, Díaz pounced on a sleepy Marquinhos to steal the ball and slot home a second in the 32nd minute.

Luis Díaz scores his and Bayernâ€s second after picking Marquinhosâ€s pocket. Photograph: Matthieu Mirville/DPPI/Shutterstock

Díazâ€s evening ended abruptly just before half-time when he was shown a straight red for a brutal lunge on Hakimi, who limped off in tears with a suspected ankle injury.

Neves reduced the arrears with a scissor kick and came close to levelling a few minutes later with a header.

Juventus are still without a win in the competition after they were held to a 1-1 draw in Turin by Sporting, when Maximiliano Araújo put the visitors ahead and Dusan Vlahovic equalised for the hosts.

An eight-game winless run in all competitions led to the recent sacking of the Juventus coach Igor Tudor and, after two victories on the bounce since then, another draw in Europe, this time under Luciano Spalletti, put the Italian side on three points from four matches.

Sporting, who move on to seven points, went in front in the 12th minute when Francisco Trincão played the ball wide to Araújo who drilled a low shot off the far upright and into the bottom corner.

Vlahovicâ€s glancing header from the edge of the six-yard box was saved by Rui Silva. The Serbian had another effort parried away for a corner, and was rewarded in the 34th minute when he toe-poked Khephren Thuramâ€s pin-point pass to the net.

In Athens, Ricardo Pepi scored in stoppage time for PSV Eindhoven to secure a 1-1 draw with Olympiakos and deny the Greek club a first win in the Champions League this season. Pepi stuck away a rebound from a free-kick three minutes into stoppage time after Olympiakos had led from the 17th minute through Gelson Martins.

Atlético Madrid earned a 3-1 home victory against Union Saint-Gilloise, with goals from Julián Alvarez, Conor Gallagher and Marcos Llorente keeping Diego Simeoneâ€s side in the hunt for qualification.

The result leaves Atlético 14th in the league-phase standings on six points from four matches, level with five other teams, while the Belgium champions, Union Saint-Gilloise, sit 26th with three points and outside the qualification spots.

Atlético struck first in the 40th minute when Giuliano Simeone burst up the right channel and put it on a plate for his Argentina teammate Alvarez to unleash an unstoppable half-volley from inside the box.

Conor Gallagher finds a way through the bodies to score for Atlético Madrid against Union Saint-Gilloise. Photograph: Shutterstock

Atlético came off the break livelier and finally found their second goal in the 72nd minute when Gallagher fired a bullet strike from inside the box

Union Saint-Gilloise refused to go quietly, cutting the deficit in the 81st minute whenRoss Sykes leaped high to unleash a towering header into the bottom left corner. The goal set up a nervy finish for the hosts who finally managed to score again when Llorente made it 3-1.

The Monaco striker Folarin Balogun got the only goal of the game as the French side grabbed a 1-0 win at Bodø/Glimt, with Jostein Gundersen sent off for the home side for a badly mistimed tackle late on.

The Norwegian side won the first-half possession battle but went behind in the 43rd minute when Balogun ghosted in behind the defence and slammed a shot into the top corner from a tight angle.

With the rain pouring down, Bodoâ€s evening went from bad to worse when the defender Gundersen was shown a red card for a clumsy stamp on the ankle of Mika Biereth in the 81st minute that left the Monaco substitute writhing on the ground in pain.

That effectively ended any chance of a comeback and Monaco held on comfortably for a win that moves them to 18th in the table on five points, while their hosts slip to 27th spot with two points from a pair of draws in their first two games.

Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt played out a goalless draw at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, with Antonio Conteâ€s team at least stopping the rot defensively after shipping six goals to PSV in the previous round of fixtures.

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October 23, 2025

Table tennis in the Americas is experiencing an era marked by the talent, discipline, and greatness of Adriana Díaz, who just won her sixth individual title at the 2025 Adult Pan American Championships, held in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Once again, Adriana demonstrated why she is the undisputed benchmark for table tennis in the Americas. Her technical mastery, mental strength, and unwavering passion for representing Puerto Rico have made her an inspirational figure for an entire generation of athletes. Adriana not only accumulates titles, but also raises the level of table tennis on our continent. Every time she steps onto the table, she does so with a perfect blend of elegance, determination, and humility, reflecting the purest values ​​of the sport and the Butterfly spirit.

With this new championship, Adriana Díaz has reached six Pan American singles titles, consolidating a historic legacy for Puerto Rico and all of the Americas. Her impact transcends results: she has inspired thousands of young people to believe that from a small Caribbean island, they can conquer the world.

As a coach sponsored by Butterfly America, I am proud to see how an athlete from our region represents the Butterfly brand with such honor and excellence. Her success is a reflection of years of work, a family committed to excellence, and the continued support of Butterfly, which has been an essential part of the development of Puerto Rico and continental table tennis.

Thank you, Butterfly, for believing in our athletes, for investing in their development, and for being with us every step of the way and thank you, Adriana, for continuing to inspire everyone with your example, your discipline, and your love for the sport. Puerto Rico and all of the Americas celebrate your greatness.

 

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