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Yandy Díaz
Yandy Díaz Fernández (born August 8, 1991) is a Cuban-born professional baseball first baseman, third baseman and designated hitter for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians.
Díaz began his career with the Naranjas de Villa Clara in the 2008-09 Cuban National Series; at 16 years old, he registered two hits and two walks over seven plate appearances. The next year with Villa Clara, he slashed .292/.417/.351 in 67 games. In his final season with Villa Clara, he slashed .254/.399/.331 in 59 games. He was not included on the roster for the 2012–13 season, which saw Villa Clara win the championship.
In 2013, at 21 years old, Diaz defected from Holguin, Cuba to Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic alongside his childhood friend Leandro Linares and another unnamed individual. He had made two prior attempts to defect, but had been caught and arrested by the Cuban government on both occasions. In August, he signed with the Cleveland Indians for $300,000.
Díaz played for the Carolina Mudcats of the High–A Carolina League in 2014. Playing for the Akron RubberDucks of the Double–A Eastern League in 2015, Díaz was named an All-Star. The Indians promoted him to the Columbus Clippers of the Triple–A International League in September, and assigned him to the Arizona Fall League after the 2015 regular season. Díaz began the 2016 season with Akron and was subsequently promoted to Columbus, where he won the International League Rookie of the Year Award.
Díaz earned a non-roster invitation to the Indians' 2017 major league spring training camp. After batting .458 (22-for-48) with a 1.252 OPS during spring training, and after injuries to other players forced the Indians to adjust their roster, Díaz was named the Indians' starting third baseman for the start of the 2017 season. Diaz played 49 games, slashing .262/.352/.327 predominantly playing third base.
Diaz spent the 2018 season between Columbus and the Cleveland Indians, playing 39 games and slashing .312/.375/.422 with one home run and 15 RBIs.
On December 13, 2018, the Indians traded Díaz to the Tampa Bay Rays in a three-team trade in which the Rays also acquired Cole Sulser for Jake Bauers, and the Seattle Mariners acquired Edwin Encarnación from the Indians for Carlos Santana. Díaz missed some time due to injury during the season, only accumulating 307 at bats. He did hit 14 home runs while driving in 38 runs.
Díaz hit two home runs in the 2019 American League Wild Card Game as the Rays defeated the Oakland Athletics.
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Yandy Díaz
Yandy Díaz Fernández (born August 8, 1991) is a Cuban-born professional baseball first baseman, third baseman and designated hitter for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians.
Díaz began his career with the Naranjas de Villa Clara in the 2008-09 Cuban National Series; at 16 years old, he registered two hits and two walks over seven plate appearances. The next year with Villa Clara, he slashed .292/.417/.351 in 67 games. In his final season with Villa Clara, he slashed .254/.399/.331 in 59 games. He was not included on the roster for the 2012–13 season, which saw Villa Clara win the championship.
In 2013, at 21 years old, Diaz defected from Holguin, Cuba to Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic alongside his childhood friend Leandro Linares and another unnamed individual. He had made two prior attempts to defect, but had been caught and arrested by the Cuban government on both occasions. In August, he signed with the Cleveland Indians for $300,000.
Díaz played for the Carolina Mudcats of the High–A Carolina League in 2014. Playing for the Akron RubberDucks of the Double–A Eastern League in 2015, Díaz was named an All-Star. The Indians promoted him to the Columbus Clippers of the Triple–A International League in September, and assigned him to the Arizona Fall League after the 2015 regular season. Díaz began the 2016 season with Akron and was subsequently promoted to Columbus, where he won the International League Rookie of the Year Award.
Díaz earned a non-roster invitation to the Indians' 2017 major league spring training camp. After batting .458 (22-for-48) with a 1.252 OPS during spring training, and after injuries to other players forced the Indians to adjust their roster, Díaz was named the Indians' starting third baseman for the start of the 2017 season. Diaz played 49 games, slashing .262/.352/.327 predominantly playing third base.
Diaz spent the 2018 season between Columbus and the Cleveland Indians, playing 39 games and slashing .312/.375/.422 with one home run and 15 RBIs.
On December 13, 2018, the Indians traded Díaz to the Tampa Bay Rays in a three-team trade in which the Rays also acquired Cole Sulser for Jake Bauers, and the Seattle Mariners acquired Edwin Encarnación from the Indians for Carlos Santana. Díaz missed some time due to injury during the season, only accumulating 307 at bats. He did hit 14 home runs while driving in 38 runs.
Díaz hit two home runs in the 2019 American League Wild Card Game as the Rays defeated the Oakland Athletics.