Yadier Molina didn’t even see the straight Edwin “Sugar” Díaz threw at him

In an entertaining game in the preseason, Puerto Rican New York Mets-reliever Edwin “Sugar” Díaz knocked out fellow countryman and veteran San Luis Cardinals wide receiver Yadier Molina on Tuesday in a preseason game in the Major League.

In the top of the third inning, with San Luis leading 2-0, Diaz needed only five pitches, all strikes, to eliminate the nine-time 38-year old National League Gold Glove. The last transmission was a fastball 100 miles high that blown out Molina without success. During the clash with fellow countrymen, Diaz’s teammate, Francisco Lindor, also from Puerto Rico, shouted from the dugout to blur Molina.

After poaching, Molina exchanged a smile with his fellow countryman, then threw flowers on social networks with the video of the punch.

‘My brothers are loved … you are ready. I haven’t even seen the last one “, Molina wrote.

“Leader, my respect. My brother was a healthy chorus. Lindor screamed. You had a good time brethren, ”he replied.

Diaz finished the inning blank with two strikeouts, and the Mets went on to win the game 5-3. Molina was 5-0 with two strikeouts. Lindor saw no action in the game.

Diaz, 26, is entering his third season with the Mets as a potential ninth closer after regaining his form in the last 60-game MLB-shortened season following a disastrous 2019 debut after being traded from Seattle.

Molina is now playing his 18th seasons in the majors, all at St. Louis.