Elías Díaz
| Elías Díaz | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: November 17, 1990 Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 12, 2015, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) | |
| Batting average | .000 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
| Teams | |
| |
Elías David Díaz Soto (born November 17, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Díaz signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent in 2008. He made his professional debut in 2009 for the Venezuelan Summer League Pirates. From 2010 to 2013, he played for the Gulf Coast Pirates, West Virginia Power and Bradenton Marauders.[1] Díaz started 2014 with the Double-A Altoona Curve. In August he was promoted to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians after hitting .328 with Altoona.[2][3][4] On November 20, 2014 Díaz was placed on the Pirates' 40-man roster.[5]
References
- ^ Giger, Cory (August 15, 2014). "Diaz promoted following Curve's loss". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ Sawchik, Travis (August 23, 2014). "Pirates notebook: Breakout of catching prospect Diaz a pleasant surprise". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ Singer, Tom (August 23, 2014). "Bucs catching prospect Diaz climbing depth chart". MLB.com. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ Perrotto, John (August 31, 2014). "Minor League Report: Catcher Diaz making a name". The Beaver County Times. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Pirates designate Ike Davis for assignment". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
.jpg){kind=small}  | This biographical article relating to a Venezuelan baseball catcher is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Venezuelan Summer League Pirates players
- Gulf Coast Pirates players
- West Virginia Power players
- Bradenton Marauders players
- Altoona Curve players
- Scottsdale Scorpions players
- Bravos de Margarita players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- All-Star Futures Game players
- Venezuelan baseball biography stubs
- Baseball catcher stubs