Einar Diaz
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| Pittsburgh Pirates — No. -- | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: December 28, 1972 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| September 9, 1996 for the Cleveland Indians | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Avg | .254 |
| RBI | 202 |
| HR | 21 |
| Teams | |
Einar Antonio Diáz (born December 28, 1972 in Chiriquí Province, Panama) is a Minor League Baseball catcher who plays in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
Diaz was called up in 1996 by the Cleveland Indians to back up then-catcher Sandy Alomar, Jr. He played sparingly from 1996-1998, and in 1999 he got his first starting job with the Indians due to an injury to Alomar. From 2001-2002, Diaz was the primary starting catcher for the Cleveland Indians. Following the 2002 season, he was traded to the Texas Rangers to replace All-Star catcher Iván Rodríguez, who left for free agency. This was the last starting job Diaz would see, as his below-average bat skills earned him a backup job with the Montreal Expos in 2004, the St. Louis Cardinals in 2005, and the minor league Buffalo Bisons in 2006.
Diaz made a pitching appearance for the Bisons on June 4, 2006 and was the losing pitcher of record that game. [1]
Diaz never played with the Indians in his second stint with the organization in 2006. On August 12, 2006 he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers (as the Dodgers were in need of another backup catcher after Sandy Alomar Jr. was traded). Diaz would only compile 3 at-bats as a Dodger, collecting 2 hits in those 3 at-bats.
At the conclusion of the 2006 season, Diaz signed an offseason Minor League contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was assigned to their Indianapolis AAA club at the end of 2007 Spring Training. On June 30, 2007, while scoring from third on a Brad Eldred multiple RBI hit, Diaz suffered a total rupture of his patellar tendon when he crossed homeplate forcing him to miss the remainder of the season.
[edit] Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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