Diaz could return to his role as Seattle's closer in the near future, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.
Diaz pitched two shutout frames in Friday's loss to the White Sox, striking out two and allowing two hits. Although manager Scott Servais didn't pinpoint when Diaz would be reinstated as the team's closer, it appears that a lot is riding on his next outing, as Servais went on to say, "We'll take one more good one and see where we're at." Before he was removed from his role as the Mariners' closer, Diaz had blown two of his nine save opportunities.