Buck Showalter was the Mets’ manager when Díaz suffered a full-thickness tear of the patellar tendon in his right knee while celebrating a win in the WBC. The injury ended Díaz’s 2023 season.

The star shortstop wrote on Instagram that he has again been named the captain for Team Puerto Rico — reprising his role from 2023 — in next year’s World Baseball Classic.

New York Mets' star shortstop Francisco Lindor announced Wednesday that he'll serve as the captain for Puerto Rico at the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Lindor also participated for Puerto Rico at the 2023 event, helping to lead his country to the quarterfinals where it lost to Mexico, 5-4.