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The Mets may stink but Edwin Diaz’s trumpet entrance is even better with a thrilling new light show

The LED light show for Edwin Diaz and the trumpets is amazin’ even in a loss.

The New York Mets are having a truly disastrous start to the 2024 MLB season, but there is also good news if you’re a fan of this team.

Despite starting off the season with four consecutive losses for the first time since 2005, among the players, the vibes are in a very good place. Perhaps a big reason why is the return of closer Edwin Diaz.

The star pitcher missed all of last season while celebrating in the World Baseball Classic, which was a heartbreaking disaster for everyone involved. Fortunately, however, Diaz has returned to the team and looks as amazing as ever.

When he entered the field for the first night game of the season in New York, fans got to watch his stunning trumpet-fueled entrance.

This past offseason, the team installed LED lights at Citi Field that have now elevated the performance to an even more exciting place than it was when we last saw Diaz enter the game.

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Diaz’s entrance was already one of the best things about baseball but a good light show can make something go from good to great.

We’ve seen cool lighting at Dodger Stadium after home runs but the addition of the changing colors to the trumpet song is a one-of-a-kind experience.

If it already looks this good now, just imagine how great the vibes will feel when all of this happens for an actual save and a win for Diaz and the Mets. Goosebumps!

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Mike Trout and Mookie Betts vehemently defended the WBC after Edwin Diaz’s knee injury

They don’t regret playing in the WBC at all.

In the lead-up to the World Baseball Classic, there was a sense of trepidation from some clubs about releasing their top players for the competition. After all, the tournament falls right in the heart of spring training when players aren’t always physically ready for a high-level, playoff-style baseball.

Injuries were the main concern, and on Wednesday, the New York Mets received terrible news after star closer Edwin Diaz suffered a knee injury during a celebration. On Thursday, an MRI confirmed that Diaz tore his patellar tendon, requiring season-ending surgery.

The awful injury news sparked a chorus of criticism for the World Baseball Classic. But you weren’t going to hear any regret from Team USA’s two biggest stars.

After Team USA’s 3-2 win against Colombia, Mookie Betts and Mike Trout were asked about Diaz’s injury and their thoughts on playing in the WBC given injury risks.

Both Trout and Betts defended the WBC with Trout, in particular, saying it was the most fun he’s had playing baseball. They made the point that players are still playing baseball during spring training where injuries can also happen.

And of course, there will always be the risk when it comes to the World Baseball Classic, which is partly why the USA pitching staff is lacking the star power of its position players. But to hear Betts and Trout defend the decision to participate — it holds plenty of weight.

Fans also had thoughts on the comments from Team USA’s stars.

Being a New York Mets fan is the worst, Part 8,391

The Edwin Diaz injury is just another devastating thing to happen to the Mets.

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Let’s jump right in here: I really, really hope Edwin Diaz’s injury isn’t serious and that the pitcher will be OK.

In case you didn’t see, the star closer was on the field, celebrating with his Puerto Rico teammates after a huge upset of the Dominican Republic at the World Baseball Classic, sending Diaz’s team to the next round.

But as players jumped around, Diaz was injured, unable to put weight on his right leg. His brother, Alexis, was in tears as he watched Edwin carried off the field.

And as a lifelong Mets fan, I felt … exactly how you’d expect.

Well, maybe you wouldn’t expect it. I felt like this is what happens to the team I’ve rooted for since I was born. I was just four years old in 1986. Since then, I’ve grown up watching heartbreak after heartbreak, from that 1986 team breaking apart quickly to the doldrums of the mid-1990s to the team in the Bronx becoming a dynasty to Adam Wainwright’s devastating curveball to … the list goes on and on.

Just three months ago — which feels like EONS ago — I wrote in this space about Carlos Correa signing a giant contract with the franchise and said this:

As a lifelong suffering Mets fan, I feel like one of those people in those videos where they’ve just gotten their wisdom teeth taken out. Is this real life?

Because this doesn’t happen to the Mets. Never.

It turns out that doesn’t happen to the Mets, because then that deal fell apart and now I’m watching the team’s shutdown, reliable closer getting injured — sorry, Allen Iverson for paraphrasing this — not in a game but celebrating after a win.

The optimistic part of me wants to hope that it’s not a season-ending injury. That, if it is, deep-pocketed owner Steve Cohen will authorize the front office to do whatever it takes to acquire a dependable closer, which isn’t exactly the easiest thing to do. I want to hope that Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer stay healthy themselves despite their advance ages for pitchers, that the lineup repeats what it did last year.

But then, we get back to the whole “being a Mets fan” thing. This is what we’ve signed up for. It’s nothing new.

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Edwin Diaz’s brother Alexis had a heartbreaking reaction to the closer’s injury during Puerto Rico celebration

What an awful moment during Puerto Rico’s celebration.

It was a roller coaster of emotions for the Puerto Rico team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic on Thursday.

One second, they were celebrating an upset win over the Dominican Republic, clinching a spot in the next round of the WBC.

The next, they were shocked to see star closer Edwin Diaz in serious pain on the ground, an injury suffered during the celebration on the field. As the New York Mets pitcher was carried off, unable to put weight on his right leg, FOX cameras caught Diaz’s brother, fellow pitcher Alexis Diaz, sobbing.

It was a devastating, heartbreaking scene:

Edwin Diaz injured himself celebrating Puerto Rico’s World Baseball Classic win and Mets fans were distraught

Here’s hoping Edwin Diaz is okay.

Edwin Diaz is the last player you want to see go down with an injury if you’re a New York Mets fan.

On Wednesday, Puerto Rico bested the Dominican Republic 5-2 at the 2023 World Baseball classic to advance onto the quarterfinals. Unfortunately, while Puerto Rico was celebrating the win, Diaz was seemingly injured during the festivities.

Diaz pitched the ninth inning for Puerto Rico, throwing three straight strikeouts to end the game and help the team advance to the next round. Puerto Rico’s celebrations ceased as Diaz fell to the ground, as he was ultimately taken off the field unable to support weight on his right leg.

You never want to see a player go down with an injury like that. Especially if it’s during something so innocuous as a win celebration.

Diaz is a key piece on this Mets team, as his success as the team’s closer — along with his epic introduction song — has endeared him to New York fans. Here’s hoping Diaz’s injury isn’t a serious one and he’s able to step back onto the field in short order.

MLB fans couldn’t believe Mr. and Mrs. Met played the trumpets for Edwin Diaz during sad Game 3 loss

Not a great look in a game the Mets were losing badly.

One of the best things about the 2022 season for the New York Mets was, of course, closer Edwin Diaz coming into games to the sounds of Timmy Trumpet and Blasterjaxx’s Narco, with mascots Mr. and Mrs. Met “playing” along and fans going nuts. It immediately became one of the all-time best entrance songs for closers.

But with the Mets struggling to get anything going against the San Diego Padres in Game 3 of their Wild Card series, Buck Showalter brought in Diaz to pitch in the eighth and stop the bleeding.

And MLB fans couldn’t believe Mr. and Mrs. Met were out there on the trumpets:

Mets’ ‘Narco’ entrance reaches college football as Ohio State trumpeter plays epic cover on the field

Edwin Diaz’s walkout song is everywhere now!

Edwin Diaz’s electric entrance song continues to captivate the sports world. After Timmy Trumpet himself gave New York Mets fans the live rendition of “Narco” we’ve all been waiting for, now the song has made its way to college football.

On Saturday night, the Ohio State Buckeyes kicked off their 2022 season with a home 21-10 win against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. With Ohio State up 14-10 headed into the final quarter, a trumpeter from the Buckeyes marching band broke out “Narco” to get the fans riled up and ready to go.

If you’re a Mets fan, you owe it to yourself to watch this.

It seems Diaz has really started a trend here! And I’m glad it is, because the song is a major jam.

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Timmy Trumpet playing Edwin Diaz’s chills-inducing entrance song lived up to the hype

This was perfect.

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There aren’t many things that live up to the hype in life.

But I can say, even with New York Mets fan bias, that Timmy Trumpet coming out on the field and playing Narco live as closer Edwin Diaz came in to pitch a save against the Los Angeles Dodgers TOTALLY LIVED UP TO THE HYPE.

Diaz’s bullpen entrance already set the world on fire and is one of the all-time best entrance songs used by a reliever. Every time it’s played at Citi Field, it’s a party. Heck, the Edwin Diaz Challenge on social media is good, too.

So of course Timmy Trumpet — who, along with Blasterjaxx, put together the song — had to play it live. The Mets had him at Citi Field Tuesday night, but Diaz didn’t come in. That was OK, because he played a fantastic rendition of Take Me Out to the Ballgame.

And this is where more hype came in: The trumpeter stayed for another game the next night. If Diaz didn’t come in, what would have happened? We don’t know, because DIAZ DID COME IN. And this was just so epic:

Perfect.

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Timmy Trumpet’s ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame’ was almost as good as Edwin Diaz’s entrance music

I want to see this at every game.

New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz has one of the best entrance songs for a relief pitcher in baseball history.

Citi Field feels electric when Diaz comes into the game for the Mets and “Narco” is blaring on the stadium speakers. Fans leap to their feet as Diaz begins his trot to the pitcher’s mound. The mascots, Mr. and Mrs. Met, start “playing” plastic trumpets. It’s a sight to behold.

Timmy Trumpet, the songwriter behind the track that has since gained a cult following, attended his first baseball game on Tuesday. He was prepared for a live performance of “Narco” if Diaz came in to pitch.

Even though Diaz was not brought in for a save opportunity, the Australian-born musician still put on a show for fans with a fun twist on “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during the seventh-inning stretch.

While fans would have loved to have seen “Narco” performed live while Diaz made his way into the game, this was about as good a consolation prize as you will find.

After the game, however, Timmy Trumpet tweeted that he would return to Citi Field on Wednesday for the second game of the series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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The Braves played ‘Narco’ after William Contreras’ HR and it had nothing to do with the Mets

No, they were NOT trolling the Mets.

While there are certainly more storied rivalries in baseball than the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves, the two NL East foes have put together one of the more compelling rivalries in recent years.

But no, that rivalry isn’t actually playing out in the form of walk-out (and home run) music.

Mets closer Edwin Diaz has electrified Citi Field with a career year in 2022, and his walk-out song (“Narco” by Blasterjaxx and Timmy Trumpet) has essentially become synonymous with the Mets’ success this season. It’s a fun entrance, and the entire stadium gets involved.

So, when Braves designated hitter William Contreras hit a home run in Monday’s 13-1 Braves win, many fans noticed a familiar tune as he rounded the bases. There was the assumption that the Braves were co-opting “Narco” as a jab at Diaz and the Mets.

Except the Braves almost *always* play “Narco” when Contreras hits a home run because it is his walk-up and HR song. The team wasn’t trolling the Mets as the Truist Park crew was simply playing Contreras’ song (it just so happened to also be Diaz’s song). Here’s a Contreras home run against the Diamondbacks from a few weeks ago, for example:

“Narco” was played then just as it was played on Monday.

On Twitter, though, the shared walk-up music did turn into an additional layer to the rivalry because of course it did.