Joselo Díaz

Infobox MLB player


width = 150px
name=Joselo Díaz
position=Relief pitcher
team=Texas Rangers
number=65
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1980|4|13
birthplace=San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
debutdate=September 6
debutyear=2006
debutteam=Kansas City Royals
statyear=2008 season
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=0-0
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=9.39
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=5
teams=
*Kansas City Royals (by|2006)
*Yokohama BayStars (by|2007) (NPB)
*Texas Rangers (by|2008)

Joselo Soriano Díaz (born April 13, 1980 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers.

At the age of 16, Díaz was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a non-drafted free agent. Seven years later, on July 14, by|2003, he found himself traded by Los Angeles to the New York Mets organization. He was subsequently dealt, along with starting pitcher Scott Kazmir, to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at the by|2004 non-waiver trading deadline.

Continuing to move from team to team, the right-hander was waived by Tampa Bay in by|2005 and claimed by the Cleveland Indians on June 7. Again, he did not break into the major leagues, and he became a free agent after season's end. He moved on to the Texas Rangers organization, signing with Texas in January by|2006.

Díaz received an opportunity when he was dealt to Kansas City in another deadline deal, this time on July 31, 2006, for outfielder-designated hitter Matt Stairs. Weeks later, he received a call-up with the Royals and made his major league debut on September 6 against the New York Yankees at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. In October, Díaz became a free agent.

After playing by|2007 for the Yokohama BayStars in Japan's Central League, Díaz signed a minor league deal with the Mets on January 7, by|2008. Díaz started the season with the New Orleans Zephyrs, then returned to the Rangers organization during the season. He was called up to the majors on July 11, and made his Rangers debut the following day in a game against the Chicago White Sox. He was designated for assignment on July 18, after just one appearance.

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