"Edwin Diaz, a three-time All-Star pitcher now with the Los Angeles Dodgers, is linked to cockfighting events in Puerto Rico based on photos found by USA TODAY Sports on social media. Diaz is pictured in a Dodgers uniform in a Facebook post dated Feb. 2 and a Facebook post dated Feb. 4 advertising cockfighting tournaments. Text in one of the ads, translated into English, reads, "The Puerto Rico Cockfighting Club invites all enthusiasts to a special match and a grand tribute to one of our island's greatest sources of pride: A Tribute to the Puerto Rican Star and Cockfighter Edwin 'Sugar' Díaz.""
"El Nuevo Día, the largest circulating newspaper in Puerto Rico, published a story March 10 with a photo showing Diaz standing in the pit of a cockfighting arena. Translated into English, the article quotes Diaz saying, "It's a pastime I've followed since I was a child. It's legal in Puerto Rico, thank God. Otherwise, I wouldn't be here.""
"I will mince no words: cockfighting is inhumane and grotesque. I understand that it has been practiced in some places for a very long time, and I am not wholly ignorant of cultural difference. But abusing animals for entertainment? Sorry"
Edwin Diaz, a Dodgers pitcher, is reported to have ties to cockfighting events in Puerto Rico. Photos found on social media show Diaz in a Dodgers uniform in Facebook posts dated Feb. 2 and Feb. 4 that advertise cockfighting tournaments. One translated advertisement invites enthusiasts to a special match and a tribute to Edwin “Sugar” Díaz. A Puerto Rico newspaper published a March 10 story with a photo of Diaz standing in a cockfighting arena and included a quote from Diaz describing cockfighting as a pastime followed since childhood and stating it is legal in Puerto Rico. Cockfighting is described as inhumane and grotesque, involving animal abuse for entertainment.
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