Yainer Díaz
baseball player
Yainer Radhames Díaz (born September 21, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball catcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). Díaz signed with the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent in 2016. In 2021, he was traded to the Astros, with whom he made his MLB debut in 2022.
Professional career
Cleveland Indians
Díaz signed with the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent on December 7, 2016. He made his professional debut in 2017, playing in 42 games for the Dominican Summer League Indians and slashing .294/.321/.379 with one home run and 21 runs batted in. Díaz spent the 2018 season with the rookie-level Arizona League Indians, playing in 41 contests and posting a batting line of .355/.387/.503 with 2 home runs and 28 RBI.
In 2019, Díaz began the year with the AZL Indians, hitting a torrid .451/.477/.707 with 5 home runs and 22 RBI. The performance gifted him a promotion to the Low-A Mahoning Valley Scrappers, where he hit .274 in 34 contests. Díaz did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He returned to action in 2021 with the Single-A Lynchburg Hillcats, slashing .314/.357/.464 with 5 home runs and 50 RBI in 61 appearances.
Houston Astros
Minor leagues (2021–2022)
On July 30, 2021, the Indians traded Díaz alongside relief pitcher Phil Maton to the Houston Astros in exchange for outfielder Myles Straw. Díaz was assigned to the Single-A Fayetteville Woodpeckers upon being acquired, and ended the year on a strong note, hitting .396 in 25 games for the High-A Asheville Tourists.
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