"The first thing I said to him was, 'You're going to sign with the Dodgers, right?'...I sat there for the entire two-hour event and talked up the Dodgers to him the whole time. I don't know if I had a hand in it or not, but I like to say that I was one of the first ones to go heavy and hard after him that he should be a Dodger."
"Diaz is a huge boost to a Dodgers bullpen which struggled through the final month of the regular season and throughout the postseason, and is sure to have a huge impact upon arrival for the Dodgers. Diaz posted a 1.63 ERA through 62 appearances last season, striking out 98 batters through 66.1 innings. His All-Star Game selection in 2025 marked the first time he had made the Midsummer Classic since missing 2023 with injury."
"Through his 12 seasons with the Dodgers, Ethier slashed .285/.359/.463 with 162 home runs and 687 RBIs. He made the All-Star Game in consecutive years in 2010 and 2011, and placed sixth in NL MVP voting in 2009. The Dodgers will hope Diaz can pick up where he left off as the Dodgers' closer as they look to become the first team to three-peat since 2000, when the New York Yankees won three straight championships."
Andre Ethier spoke directly with Edwin Diaz at the MLB Awards and actively promoted the Los Angeles Dodgers throughout the two-hour event. Ethier spent his entire 12-year MLB career with the Dodgers, finishing with a .285/.359/.463 slash line, 162 home runs and 687 RBIs, and earned consecutive All-Star selections in 2010 and 2011. Edwin Diaz posted a 1.63 ERA in 62 appearances last season with 98 strikeouts in 66.1 innings and returned to the All-Star Game in 2025 after missing 2023 with injury. Diaz's addition aims to shore up a bullpen that struggled late and to help the Dodgers pursue a third straight title.
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