MIAMI — New York Mets star nearer Edwin Díaz injured his proper knee celebrating a win Wednesday night time that superior Puerto Rico within the World Baseball Traditional and eradicated the Dominican Republic.

Puerto Rico pitcher Edwin Díaz is helped right into a wheelchair after he appeared to injure himself throughout a postgame celebration after Puerto Rico beat the Dominican Republic 5-2 throughout a World Baseball Traditional recreation on Wednesday in Miami.

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Puerto Rico pitcher Edwin Díaz is helped right into a wheelchair after he appeared to injure himself throughout a postgame celebration after Puerto Rico beat the Dominican Republic 5-2 throughout a World Baseball Traditional recreation on Wednesday in Miami.

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Díaz was taken off the sphere in a wheelchair in Miami quickly after pitching an ideal ninth inning to shut out Puerto Rico’s 5-2 win over the Dominicans.

The Mets later tweeted that Díaz injured his knee and would endure additional exams Thursday.

The Puerto Rican gamers have been leaping collectively within the infield when Díaz collapsed to the bottom, and he shortly reached for his proper leg. Díaz was in tears and didn’t put any weight on the leg.

Díaz’s brother, Cincinnati pitcher Alexis Díaz, was additionally crying as Edwin was taken away. Mets teammate and Puerto Rico shortstop Francisco Lindor stood close by together with his arms on his head.

Christian Vázquez homered in a four-run third inning as Puerto Rico superior to the WBC quarterfinals to face Mexico on Friday in Miami.

It is simply the second time ever that Dominican Republic did not make it previous the primary spherical (2009).

After Vázquez’s solo homer off starter Johnny Cueto, Vimael Machin, Martin Maldonado, Francisco Lindor and Kiké Hernandez hit 4 straight singles to make it 3-0. MJ Melendez then grounded out on a play that allowed Lindor to attain.

Cueto took the loss and was lifted earlier than the top of the third after permitting 4 hits, three runs and placing out two.

Juan Soto made it 4-1 when he homered to deep middle discipline — 448 toes — off Puerto Rico reliever Jovani Moran for his second house run of the match.

Soto completed the match 6-for-15 with three doubles and three RBIs.

Puerto Rico capped a dominant pool spherical wherein it blanked Israel in an ideal 10-0 win Monday night time.