Víctor Díaz

Víctor Díaz

Infobox MLB player


width = 150px
name=Victor Diaz
number=23
position=Outfielder
team=Seattle Mariners
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1981|12|10
debutdate=September 11
debutyear=2004
debutteam=New York Mets
statyear=2007
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.240
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=24
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=73
teams=
*New York Mets (by|2004-by|2006)
*Texas Rangers (by|2007)

Víctor Israel Díaz (born December 10, 1981 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball outfielder in the Seattle Mariners organization.

Díaz attended Roberto Clemente High School in Chicago where he was honored as an Illinois All-State baseball player each of his four years there. As a high schooler, he was invited to dinner by fellow Dominican and star Chicago Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa. He attended Grayson County College where he was a first-team National Junior College Athletic Association All-American. He was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 37th round of the by|2000 amateur draft and signed as an infielder.

Díaz achieved quick success as a minor league hitter, winning the Gulf Coast League batting title in by|2001 with a .354 batting average. He managed the same feat the following year hitting .350 in the South Atlantic League. In by|2003, he was traded by the Dodgers to the New York Mets for Jeromy Burnitz. Because of his limited fielding skills, the Mets moved Diaz to the outfield in by|2004.

Díaz made his major league debut with the Mets on September 11, 2004. He was impressive during his September tryout, hitting a three-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to win a pivotal game against the playoff-contending Chicago Cubs, essentially knocking them out of the playoffs. Ironically, the Cubs were his favorite team growing up. On August 22, by|2006, Diaz was designated for assignment by the Mets. On August 30, 2006, Diaz was dealt to the Texas Rangers for minor league catcher Mike Nickeas. After the 2006 season, Diaz headed to the Instructional League to work with hitting coach Brook Jacoby on his swing, then he played in the Dominican Winter League. Diaz competed for a spot on the Rangers 25-man roster, but did not make the cut and started the season with Triple-A Oklahoma. Diaz was called up and appeared in 37 games for the Rangers in by|2007, but became a free agent after the season.

On January 11, by|2008, Diaz signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros, but was released on May 2, 2008. Shortly thereafter, he signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners and is now with their Triple-A affiliate the Tacoma Rainiers

Díaz is single and resides in Chicago.

WFAN personality Joe Benigno is occasionally ridiculed for projecting Díaz to have a better offensive career than then-teammates Jose Reyes and David Wright in 2005.

External links

*espn mlb|id=7452|name= Victor Diaz
*baseball-reference|id=d/diazvi01


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