Daily News | Phillies reliever Craig Kimbrel on Mets closer Edwin Díaz’s injury misery: ‘I hate it for him’
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Craig Kimbrel played for Team USA in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. He also happens to be lugging 394 career saves — more than all active pitchers in baseball — into his first season with theDíaz nailed down the final out Tuesday night to help Puerto Rico advance to the quarterfinals of the WBC, then tore the patellar tendon in his right knee during the on-field celebration.
“This is the best time, I think, to put it all together,” Kimbrel said. “We’re already down here getting ready. Are there aspects that you could see some better baseball, more strikes thrown [at another time]? Absolutely. But this is what we’ve got. This is how we do it.” “If it comes around again and I’m still playing, I think I’ll give it a thought,” Kimbrel said. “I’ll be [closer to] the end of my career and having that opportunity to play for your country ... I mean, sitting on the couch watching it, as a competitor, you’re like, ‘Man, that would be awesome to be there and be a part of it.’”
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