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HOU • Catcher • #21
7 days ago
Diaz heads to the shelf after suffering an oblique strain prior to Monday’s series opener against the Dodgers with Astros manager Joe Espada telling reporters he’s going to be out for awhile. The 27-year-old slugging backstop has gotten off to an ice-cold start at the dish, hitting .248/.264/.356 with two homers and 14 RBI in 26 games this season. Fantasy managers in shallow mixed leagues can safely move on to more exciting alternatives.
HOU • Catcher • #21
7 days ago
Diaz was scratched from Monday’s lineup with a left abdominal injury. The exact severity of the injury, and a definitive return timetable, remain undisclosed. There should be a clearer update on his status prior to Tuesday’s contest. Fantasy managers should anticipate a multi-week absence, even in a best-case scenario.
Source: Brian McTaggart
HOU • Catcher • #21
8 days ago
It’s a bit unclear whether Diaz will require a trip to the injured list, but the fact that the Astros have brought up César Salazar from the minors seems to indicate that he’s not going to be available off the bench, even in an emergency. There should be an update on his status following the contest. It’ll be Christian Vázquez handling the catching duties in his absence.
Source: Brian McTaggart
HOU • Catcher • #21
12 days ago
Diaz singled and scored a run as part of the Astros’ five-run uprising off of Brandon Young in the opening inning. He then added on with an RBI single in the fourth that made it a 10-0 ballgame. His bat has started to show signs of life over the past couple of weeks as Diaz is now hitting .250/.268/.359 with a pair of homers and 14 RBI on the season.
HOU • Catcher • #21
30 days ago
Diaz gave the Astros their only run of the game with a solo shot to left off Logan Gilbert. It’s the first homer of the season for Diaz, and he’s reached 20 roundtrippers in two of his last three seasons.
HOU • Catcher • #21
about 1 month ago
Diaz reached on an infield single to start the third inning and scored the Astros’ first run on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Yordan Alvarez. He then drove in a run of his own with an RBI double off of J.T. Ginn in the ninth inning that pulled the Astros to within seven runs at 11-4. With his two-hit attack, he’s now hitting .227/.280/.273 with zero homers, four RBI and a 6/2 K/BB ratio through his first 25 plate appearances on the season.
HOU • Catcher • #21
about 1 month ago
It’s a routine day off for a catcher with a day game after a night game, but since Yordan Alvarez is entrenched at the designated hitter, there is nowhere else for Diaz to play. That’s an ongoing battle that he will face all season. Christian Vázquez will start behind the dish and bat ninth.
HOU • Catcher • #21
3 months ago
That’s expected to come soon. Diaz’s DWL season ended on Dec. 17 after he was hurt sliding into second base. Manager Joe Espada said the injury factored into Diaz being left off the Dominican Republic’s WBC roster. He likely would have been the choice to split time with Austin Wells behind the plate, but Agustín Ramírez ended up getting the nod.
Source: Brian McTaggert
HOU • Catcher • #21
3 months ago
Diaz won out after the Astros filed at just $3 million. The catcher hit .256 with 20 homers, 70 RBI and a 95/20 K/BB ratio over his 567 plate appearances with Houston in 2025.
HOU • Catcher • #21
4 months ago
It’s the first time that hard-hitting 27-year-old backstop is eligible for arbitration. MLBTradeRumors.com projected that he would earn $4.5 million via the arbitration process, so it seems far more likely that if it does go to a hearing that Diaz would ultimately win out. He’s coming off of another solid offensive season in which he slashed .256/.284/.417 with 20 homers, 70 RBI and a 95/20 K/BB ratio across 567 plate appearances.
Source: Mark Feinsand
HOU • Catcher • #21
5 months ago
Nothing official yet, but it doesn’t sound like it was serious. The injury occurred on a slide. Diaz, who is playing for Escogido, was 2-for-2 with an RBI before exiting.
Source: Escogidista Manzueta Veloz
HOU • Catcher • #21
8 months ago
Diaz would have finished up at 19 homers and 68 RBI with a .694 OPS had he sat this one out. Instead, he comes in at 20 homers and 70 RBI with a .701 OPS, all of which looks quite a bit better. Considering that his defense still draws mixed reviews, it wouldn’t be all that surprising to see Díaz become available in trade this winter. Still, the Astros would probably need to be able to re-sign Victor Caratini before weighing such a move.
HOU • Catcher • #21
8 months ago
Diaz got the scoring started in the second inning as he plated Christian Walker with an RBI single off of Bryce Elder. The 26-year-old backstop then raced around to score on Jeremy Peña’s two-run double. With his three-hit attack, Diaz is now slashing .259/.288/.422 with 19 homers and 64 RBI on the season.
HOU • Catcher • #21
8 months ago
In a game starved for offense, Diaz had the big hit with a solo home run off Blue Jays’ closer Jeff Hoffman in the ninth inning that proved to be the difference. He drove in the first run of the night too with a double in the second inning and hit each at least 104 mph.
HOU • Catcher • #21
9 months ago
Diaz returned to Houston’s lineup for Friday’s series opener following a three-game absence due to left wrist soreness. The 26-year-old backstop managed to avoid a trip to the injured list, but the Astros may continue to limit his workload in an effort to get him back to full strength.
HOU • Catcher • #21
9 months ago
Diaz returned to Houston’s lineup for Friday’s series opener following a three-game absence due to left wrist soreness. The 26-year-old backstop managed to avoid a trip to the injured list, but the Astros may continue to limit his workload in an effort to get him back to full strength.
HOU • Catcher • #21
9 months ago
Diaz is out as he continues to deal with soreness in his wrist. The 26-year-old will miss at least one ore game with César Salazar getting the start behind the plate.
Source: MLB.com
HOU • Catcher • #21
9 months ago
Diaz is still recovering from being hit by a pitch on the left wrist during Sunday’s series finale against the Orioles. It doesn’t sound like a serious concern since he’ll be available off the bench, if needed in an emergency. It’ll be César Salazar taking over behind the plate on Wednesday night since backup catcher Victor Caratini is in concussion protocol.
Source: MLB.com
HOU • Catcher • #21
9 months ago
Diaz did his damage off of Orioles’ starter Brandon Young in the third inning with a 402-foot (101.9 mph EV) two-run blast that extended the Astros’ advantage to 7-1. The 26-year-old backstop is now slashing a solid .254/.283/.419 on the season with 18 homers and 55 RBI in his first 458 plate appearances.
HOU • Catcher • #21
9 months ago
Jeremy Peña led off the bottom of the first with a homer, but Diaz was responsible for Houston’s other three runs tonight. It’s good timing for Diaz with Yordan Alvarez set to face live pitching this weekend and perhaps returning late next week. The Astros have been using Diaz and Victor Caratini at the same time a lot during Alvarez’s absence, but that will stop once the DH spot is again spoken for.
HOU • Catcher • #21
9 months ago
The Astros got all of their runs off starter Cal Quantrill tonight, with Jose Altuve also contributing a two-run homer. Diaz is 11-for-28 with three homers and 10 RBI in his last seven games, raising his OPS from .674 to .710.
HOU • Catcher • #21
10 months ago
Diaz has been one of the game’s unluckiest hitters this year, if you believe Statcast, but maybe things are starting to change now. He also had three hits and a homer last night, and he finished today’s game with a .700 OPS (.702, to be exact) for the first time since coming in at .833 on Opening Day.
HOU • Catcher • #21
10 months ago
Díaz knocked a base hit to lead off the second inning, then took Michael Soroka deep for a solo homer in the fourth. He later led off the seventh with a single and scored on a groundout. The 26-year-old backstop is slashing .249/.281/.410 with 14 homers and 41 RBI across 381 plate appearances.
HOU • Catcher • #21
10 months ago
The hard-hitting backstop had started five of the team’s last six games, with four of those starts coming behind the dish, so he’ll get a breather in this one. Victor Caratini will slide behind the dish and will do the catching for Jason Alexander on Thursday night.
Source: MLB
HOU • Catcher • #21
10 months ago
Diaz also homered Saturday, and he now has a season high .691 OPS. He’s hit .271/.298/.453 in 70 games since overcoming an ugly 2-for-33 start in his first nine games this season.
HOU • Catcher • #21
10 months ago
Diaz will get a break with Victor Caratini getting the start behind the plate, Jose Altuve getting a break from the field as the DH and Cooper Hummel getting the start in left.
Source: MLB.com
HOU • Catcher • #21
11 months ago
The 26-year-old backstop drove in a run with an RBI double off of Davis Martin in the third inning, increasing the Astros’ lead to 3-1. He also singled in the first and eighth innings but was left stranded both times. With his three-hit attack, Diaz is now hitting .248/.282/.398 with eight homers and 28 RBI on the season.
HOU • Catcher • #21
11 months ago
Diaz knocked a base hit to lead off the fifth inning and scored the Astros’ first run on a base hit by Jeremy Peña. He then slugged a two-run homer off Gavin Williams in the sixth for his eighth home run of the season. The 26-year-old backstop is hitting .232/.267/.384 with 22 runs scored and 26 RBI across 221 plate appearances.
HOU • Catcher • #21
12 months ago
In what’s been a rough season to this point, it was nice to see Diaz have a signature moment. The Astros got a heroic performance from Framber Valdez in a three-hit, complete game and thankfully their offense did just enough late in this game to get him the victory. Diaz nearly put one out in the fifth inning as well and hit three balls over 100 mph in total and hit another home run last night. Hopefully he’s ready to turn a corner and start a hot streak.
HOU • Catcher • #21
12 months ago
The 26-year-old backstop got the Astros on the board with a gargantuan 430-foot (107.0 mph EV) solo shot off of Shane Baz in the fourth inning. Diaz also smacked a two-out single off of Baz in the sixth inning but wound up getting stranded at third base. With his two-hit evening, Diaz is now slashing a disappointing .236/.276/.379 with six long balls and 23 RBI on the season.