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Kiké Hernández described the ‘quiet’ Puerto Rico locker room after Edwin Diaz’s WBC injury
"It definitely doesn’t feel in there like we just beat the Dominican Republic to advance."
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Kiké Hernández on Edwin Diaz: In a flash, Puerto Rico’s joy at defeating the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic turned to a nightmare.
Closer Edwin Diaz, fresh off pitching a perfect final inning to seal the win, suddenly collapsed in pain as he celebrated on the pitcher’s mound with teammates. Diaz appeared to seriously injure his right leg and was eventually carted off in a wheelchair. His brother, Alexis, was in tears afterward.
Red Sox utility player Kiké Hernández, currently featuring for Puerto Rico in the international competition, conveyed the somber postgame scene.
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When asked how the team was reacting, Hernández had a straightforward reply.
“Quiet,” Hernandez said, as transcribed by NESN’s Lauren Willand. “It comes to a certain point that it gets bigger than a game and something very unfortunate happened.
“As excited as we were about the game and all that, that’s one of our brothers and some of us grew up together and all that, so it’s really easy to set aside the game and worry about us as humans,” he added. “It definitely doesn’t feel in there like we just beat the Dominican Republic to advance.”
Diaz’s Major League team, the Mets, released a statement saying that the All-Star pitcher would undergo tests on Thursday to determine the extent of the injury.
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Puerto Rico will face Mexico on Friday at 7 p.m. in the WBC quarterfinals. The winner will play Japan in the semifinals.
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