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Shohei Ohtani made his presence known when he struck out the first batter of Japan's 9-3 win over Italy in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal game Thursday, but that wasn't his most exciting strikeout of his outing.

Up until Wednesday, the Mets had avoided the worst. The pitching depth had taken a few hits over the last two weeks but the Mets were still in a position to be able to withstand the losses. But losing the best closer in baseball is a different story.

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

The Puerto Rico pitcher’s knee injury casts a shadow over what has thus far been a joyous event.

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

If you want to cancel the WBC, do you also want to cancel spring games and celebrations? As Pete Alonso said, “Anybody can get hurt at any time.”

All-Star closer Edwin Díaz of the New York Mets was taken off the field in a wheelchair after injuring his right knee celebrating Puerto Rico’s victory over the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic

Rain also washed away Jameson Taillon’s scheduled simulated game Wednesday morning.

MIAMI — It should have been a routine single — a play that, on this day, would still have been more than enough to bring life to the crowd.

Here's hoping Edwin Diaz is okay.

PHOENIX — Freddie Freeman chose club over country Tuesday, the Dodgers first baseman pulling himself from Team Canada's World Baseball Classic game against Colombia because of a mild right hamstring injury rather than playing through the pain, a decision that wasn't as easy as it might have seemed.