Mariners clear Diaz for WBC 2017 title game The Mariners understandably want to be cautious with their young closer, Edwin Diaz, but general manager Jerry Dipoto has granted permission for Team Puerto Rico to use the hard-throwing right-hander in the World Baseball Classic title game in Los Angeles (Wednesday at 6 p.m. PT, live on and MLB Network). Diaz threw two innings and was the winning pitcher in Monday's 11-inning semifinal victory over the Netherlands, and he has thrown in four of the team's seven games, racking up a win and two saves in 5 1/3 innings. Diaz, who celebrates his 23rd birthday on Wednesday, asked the Mariners if they'd allow him to go one more time if the situation arises, and the club agreed after his 19-pitch outing. "He was electric last night," manager Scott Servais said. "As I said before, he was probably the one who was going to benefit from the WBC more than anybody else, and I think we're seeing that play out. Luckily, he didn't throw too many pitches in that second inning and it all worked out well. I'm sure they'll use him if they need him." Diaz was hitting 99-100 mph with his fastball in the two-inning performance. He showed that same velocity last year after taking over as Seattle's closer in the final months of the season, when he racked up 88 strikeouts in 51 2/3 innings with 18 saves. It is unusual for a closer to be used for two innings in the spring or to be quite so amped up this cheap baseball jerseys early, but the experience in front of packed houses with emotions running high and big games on the line can't be duplicated, and Servais figures that is invaluable at this point in Diaz's career. "What he's going through right now should be a big, big benefit for him," Servais said. "The only way to go through that is to experience it, and hopefully we'll benefit from that quite a bit down the road." Controlling his emotions is part of the process and Diaz displayed plenty of fire in Monday's outing, which included a brief flareup after customize baseball jerseys a pitch high and tight on Wladimir Balentien. "I don't expect the emotion you're seeing now all the time. If he gets 50 saves this year, are we going to see that 50 times? Probably not," Servais said. "I hope there are some three-run saves in there, too. But we saw some of that last year, with the bases loaded in Anaheim and [Kyle] Seager makes the great play down the Cleveland Indians Jerseys line. Kyle Seager makes a stellar diving stop with the bases loaded and throws to first for the out to secure a Mariners win and Edwin Diaz's save "I like players to show emotion. I don't think that's a bad thing at all. If the guys in the other dugout have an issue with it, that's their canada baseball Jerseys issue. It's how the game should be played." The Mariners had 12 players competing in the Classic, but Diaz and Minor League teammate Emilio Pagan -- another reliever for Puerto Rico -- are the only ones still in the tournament. If you want to know more about 2017 world baseball information, see http://www.2017worldbaseballjersey.com, you can get it!