By the time Edwin Diaz entered the field in the ninth inning of Friday's game, many good things had already happened for the Dodgers: they received their championship rings, Mookie Betts hit his first home run of the year, and Kyle Tucker gave them the lead in the scoreboard to his new club. In any case, the entrance and debut of the Puerto Rican pitcher felt like the climactic moment of the night.

Edwin Diaz, one of the Dodgers' star winter signings, got the final three outs of the game for his first save in a Dodgers uniform for a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Los Angeles had also won the opening game a day earlier, when the team unveiled its ninth World Series championship banner.

Live trumpet for Edwin Diaz's Dodgers debut

With a 5-4 lead in the ninth inning, all eyes at Dodger Stadium were on the Dodgers' bullpen in the left-field corner. “Sugar” Diaz began his walk to the diamond as the music that had accompanied him since his days with the New York Mets played in the background, especially the trumpet riff from Timmy Trumpet’s “Narco.” Incidentally, the artist Tatiana Tate played the trumpet live from a position behind the left-field fence, next to the Dodgers’ bullpen. Later, on the mound, the right-handed pitcher, signed in December to a three-year, $69 million contract, began to show his quality. He struck out two D-Backs batters and finished the game by retiring the dangerous Ketel Marte, who had hit an early home run on a soft grounder to shortstop with a runner on second base. Venezuelan Edgardo Henriquez, the sixth of seven pitchers used by manager Dave Roberts, earned the win.

Tucker, Freeland, and Betts shine in LA's second victory

Diaz earned his first save as a Dodger. Shortly before, Kyle Tucker had also shone by driving in the winning run.The other man signed by the Dodgers to bolster the team in their quest for a third consecutive championship broke a tie by singled to right field off Kevin Ginkel, driving in Alex Freeland, who had led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a double. Freeland also homered in the game. Mookie Betts homered after Freeland in a four-run third inning. Betts brought home Shohei Ohtani and Tucker with his long blast over the right-center field wall. At that point, the score was 4-2, but Arizona tied it an inning later on a two-run double by Alek Thomas, the player who plays for the Mexican national team and who had three RBIs on Friday. Dodgers rings include a very original detail. Before the game, the Dodgers players who were part of the previous season received their championship rings. The new ring is full of original details, including a ring within a ring and, behind glass, soil from the field where they won the World Series on November 1st in Toronto, as you can see in this video. The rings, which are encrusted with diamonds and other precious stones, are also engraved with the total number of fans who attended Dodger Stadium last season: 4,012,470. The Los Angeles team is the favorite to win the World Series title. They have won their first two games of 2016, and their new additions have already begun to contribute.They also have recorded the total number of fans who attended Dodger Stadium last season: 4,012,470.

The Los Angeles team is the favorite to win the Major League title. They have won their first two games of 2026 and their new additions have already begun to contribute.