Edwin Orlando Díaz Laboy (born March 22, 1994), nicknamed "Sugar", is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his major league debut in June 2016 with the Seattle Mariners, where he played between 2016 and 2018 . Within two months, Díaz had broken the Mariners\' record for consecutive strikeouts and was named the team\'s closer. On August 10, 2018, Díaz earned his 44th save, thus breaking Roberto Hernández\' record for most saves in a season by a Puerto Rican MLB player. On August 24, 2018, Díaz notched his 49th save, breaking Fernando Rodney\'s single-season saves record with the Mariners. The next day, Díaz became the youngest pitcher to collect 50 saves in a season.\n', '

Díaz grew up in the Daguao neighborhood in Naguabo, Puerto Rico. He started playing baseball around age 7, playing mostly as a center fielder. While growing up in Puerto Rico, Díaz played as an outfielder during his youth along players like Carlos Correa and José Berríos. At the insistence of his father, he reluctantly tried pitching as a teenager.\n', '

The Seattle Mariners selected Díaz in the third round, with the 98th overall pick, of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft out of Caguas Military Academy in Caguas, Puerto Rico. He made his professional debut that season for the Arizona League Mariners. In nine games (one start) he went 2–1 with a 5.21 earned run average (ERA) with 20 strikeouts in 19 innings. In 2013, he pitched for the Pulaski Mariners. In 13 starts, he went 5–2 with a 1.43 ERA and 79 strikeouts over 69 innings. Prior to the 2014 season, Díaz was named the Mariners fifth best prospect by Baseball America. He spent the season with the Clinton LumberKings and was co-selected the organization\'s minor league Starting Pitcher of the Year along Jordan Pries.\n', '

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