Mets place Edwin Diaz on injured list amid putrid stretch with 4 blown saves in May

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It appears something physical has been impacting New York Mets struggling closer Edwin Diaz lately, as the team placed him on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a right shoulder impingement.

Diaz has blown three saves in his last five appearances, and four over his nine outings in May, which is uncharacteristic for the two-time All-Star reliever. 

Diaz owned a 2.13 ERA entering the month, but it’s inflated to 5.40 now over 20 innings of work in the 2024 season. 

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Edwin Díaz #39 of the New York Mets walks off the mound in the ninth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Citi Field on May 25, 2024 in New York City. (Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

While the Mets’ overall struggles, which included an MLB-worst 9-22 stretch, are not entirely Diaz’s fault, blown saves with a lead in the ninth is not what you want to be from someone expected to be shutdown. 

The first blown save came on May 5, when Diaz gave up a homer to the Tampa Bay Rays, resulting in a 7-6 loss. That was just the first of the season for the right-hander, but things began to collapse from there. 

Diaz was fine in his next two outings, not allowing a run in each of them on May 6 and May 12. However, he blew back-to-back saves against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 13 and 16. 

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Then, on May 18 against the Miami Marlins, Diaz imploded, giving up four runs in the bottom of the ninth, which ended with a Miami walk-off in another crushing loss for New York. 

Hope came when he was solid against the San Francisco Giants over