The Los Angeles Dodgers have rolled out the red carpet and want to hear some trumpet playing in the 2026 MLB season. That's right, Dodgers fans. Edwin Diaz is now signed, sealed, and delivered right to the Dodgers' bullpen.

And not a moment too soon for Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.

Díaz, who officially signed his three-year, $69 million contract on Friday, was introduced to the media in a press conference in Los Angeles on Friday.

The Dodgers' social media accounts didn't hold back in announcing that Díaz was on board.

Besides that hype video (and who wouldn't be hyped up after seeing that collection of images), the Dodgers also put up a simple post welcoming Díaz to the ballclub.

According to Dodgers MLB.com reporters Sonja Chen and David Adler, "Díaz opted out of the remaining two years and $38 million of his contract with the Mets to test free agency, so his new agreement essentially adds an extra year and $31 million guaranteed.

"The Mets’ final offer was three years and $66 million with slight deferrals, a source told MLB.com's Anthony DiComo, and team officials made it known they had room to improve. However, Díaz chose the Dodgers before that happened."

What type of 2025 season did Díaz have? A pretty solid one indeed. Díaz finished with an incredible 1.63 ERA and totaled 28 saves for the Mets. Díaz also had 68 strikeouts in 66 1/3 innings of work. His ERA was the second lowest in MLB for a pitcher with at least 60 innings of work. Díaz was second only to another ace reliever, Ardolis Chapman, who finished 2025 with a 1.17 ERA.

With this signing, the Dodgers have poured a ton of money into their bullpen. Tanner Scott didn't really perform well last season and Los Angeles probably didn't want Roberts to have an upset stomach when looking at that bullpen.

The thought of either Scott or Blake Treinen coming in and, potentially, stinking things up in 2026 was not a chance the Dodgers wanted to take. Sure, Scott should perform better next season; the same can be said for Treinen, too.

Now, though, Los Angeles has Díaz, who has an uncanny ability to get hitters to try and swing at his pitches. They usually come up empty, so the strikeout total for Díaz should be excellent next season.

Dodgers fans are hoping to see Timmy Trumpet make a visit or two to Dodger Stadium next season. They also hope that Díaz comes through when he's out on the mound as well.

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