<p>Newsday joins Mets reliever Edwin D&iacute;az as he returns to his hometown of Naguabo, Puerto Rico.&nbsp;</p>


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Díaz: 'It's really nice to be back here'

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Even though Kodai Senga got up and limped to the dugout under his own power, the jubilant mood that had filled Citi Field quickly turned sour.

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Senga went down and appeared to be in pain after chasing a pop-up from Austin Riley in the sixth inning.

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What a difference a year makes. Instead of sending out stars such as Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, this year the Mets have to add, right?

Rieber: It's time to start believing in Mets

The Mets only got three hits, but two of them drove in runs and ran their winning streak to four games; Jose Buto threw three perfect innings in relief of Luis Severino

Lindor's homer, McNeil's wild single in 10th lifts Mets over Atlanta

If he simply comes close to what he did last year, it will be enough, at least for the short term. And if the Mets do qualify for the playoffs, he will become essential.

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Imagine if the Giants and Jets somehow could merge their quarterbacks, with the most positive traits of each going into one player?

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Back-to-back homers by Aaron Judge (470 feet seemed like a vastly low estimate) and Austin Wells gave them a 7-4 lead in the seventh, but Luke Weaver and Clay Holmes couldn't protect it.

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"Ruck's gotten better since the day he walked into this building," Robert Saleh said

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Lindenhurst's Jeremy Ruckert is looking forward to his third NFL season as a tight end with the New York Jets. 

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