Dodgers again pass on closer Edwin Díaz in save situation, dismiss knee concerns

LOS ANGELES — The weirdness surrounding the Los Angeles Dodgers’ new high-priced closer Edwin Díaz continued into Tuesday night’s 2-1 win over the New York Mets, when the bullpen gate swung open for a save situation in the ninth inning and Alex Vesia — not Díaz — walked through it.Díaz, it turns out, was unavailable because he’d already pitched on Tuesday afternoon. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said postgame that the club’s training staff wanted to see Díaz throw a bullpen session to test out his right knee, which Díaz said “didn’t feel right” according to Roberts following the right-hander’s last outing on Friday.Advertisement