Ex-Mets closer Edwin Díaz agrees to 3-year, $69M deal with LA Dodgers

Relief pitcher Edwin Díaz has agreed to a $69 million, three-year contract with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Díaz’s agreement includes deferred payments by the Dodgers, with the deal also subject to a successful physical. He joins a Dodgers bullpen that includes lefty Tanner Scott (who dealt with elbow inflammation in his first season after signing a $72 million, four-year contract). Jack Dreyer, Anthony Banda and Alex Vesia also are in the bullpen. Sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan: “Closer Edwin Díaz’s deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers is for three years and $69 million, sources tell ESPN. The