Díaz set for spring debut vs. Marlins


PORT ST. LUCIE — Mets closer Edwin Díaz will pitch in his first exhibition game of the spring on Monday against the Marlins at Clover Park. According to manager Carlos Mendoza, Díaz will follow right-hander Tylor Megill, who will start the game. Díaz is scheduled to throw 20 pitches against Miami. “It’s good [to get Díaz back in the game]. It’s exciting for the boys, the whole team and himself,” Mendoza said. “The fact that he gets to pitch in a Major League game for the first time after a long year of rehab, it’s important for all of us…

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