Díaz was called up in 1996 by the Cleveland Indians to back up then-starting catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. He played sparingly from 1996-1998, and in 1999 he got his first starting job with the Indians due to an injury to Alomar. From 2001-2002, Díaz was the primary starting catcher for the Cleveland Indians. Following the 2002 season, he was traded to the Texas Rangers to replace All-Star catcher Iván Rodríguez, who left for free agency. This was the last starting job Díaz would see. He continued his career as a backup catcher with the Montreal Expos in 2004, the St. Louis Cardinals in 2005, and the minor league Buffalo Bisons in 2006.
Díaz made a pitching appearance for the Bisons on June 4, 2006, and was the losingpitcher of record that game. [1]
Díaz never played with the Indians in his second stint with the organization in 2006. On August 12, 2006, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers (as the Dodgers were in need of another backup catcher after Sandy Alomar Jr. was traded). Díaz would only compile 3 at-bats as a Dodger, collecting 2 hits in those 3 at-bats.
At the conclusion of the 2006 season, Díaz signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was assigned to their Indianapolis Triple-A club at the end of 2007spring training. On June 30, 2007, while scoring from third on a Brad Eldred multiple RBI hit, Díaz suffered a total rupture of his patellar tendon when he crossed home plate, forcing him to miss the remainder of the season.
Coaching career
Diaz retired at the end of the 2007 season. He was invited to the Cleveland Indians spring training camp in Winter Haven in 2008 as a special assistant for catchers, and later became a field coach for the Gulf Coast Orioles in the Baltimore Orioles minor league system. On January 12, 2009, the Orioles named him the manager of the Rookie League Bluefield Orioles.[1] He was previously the batting coach for the Delmarva Shorebirds. The Orioles promoted Diaz to assistant hitting coach on April 1, 2013.[2] The entire coaching staff was fired after the 2018 season.
Diaz was named as a coach for the AAA Gwinnett Stripers for the 2019 season.
References
^"Orioles name Minor League managers, coaches and staff". MLB.com: Official Info. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
^Ghiroli, Brittany (1 April 2013). "Orioles add Diaz to coaching staff". orioles.com: News. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
External links
Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Retrosheet, or Baseball Reference (Minor and Winter Leagues)
March 10, 2023
einar, díaz, einar, antonio, díaz, born, december, 1972, panamanian, professional, baseball, player, coach, currently, coach, gwinnett, stripers, díaz, played, major, league, baseball, catcher, cleveland, indians, texas, rangers, montreal, expos, louis, cardin. Einar Antonio Diaz born December 28 1972 is a Panamanian professional baseball player and coach currently a coach for the AAA Gwinnett Stripers Diaz played in Major League Baseball MLB as a catcher for the Cleveland Indians Texas Rangers Montreal Expos St Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1996 through 2006 Einar DiazDiaz with the Baltimore OriolesCatcherBorn 1972 12 28 December 28 1972 age 50 Chiriqui Province PanamaBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 9 1996 for the Cleveland IndiansLast MLB appearanceSeptember 16 2006 for the Los Angeles DodgersMLB statisticsBatting average 254Home runs21Runs batted in202TeamsCleveland Indians 1996 2002 Texas Rangers 2003 Montreal Expos 2004 St Louis Cardinals 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers 2006 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 3 References 4 External linksPlaying career EditDiaz was called up in 1996 by the Cleveland Indians to back up then starting catcher Sandy Alomar Jr He played sparingly from 1996 1998 and in 1999 he got his first starting job with the Indians due to an injury to Alomar From 2001 2002 Diaz was the primary starting catcher for the Cleveland Indians Following the 2002 season he was traded to the Texas Rangers to replace All Star catcher Ivan Rodriguez who left for free agency This was the last starting job Diaz would see He continued his career as a backup catcher with the Montreal Expos in 2004 the St Louis Cardinals in 2005 and the minor league Buffalo Bisons in 2006 Diaz made a pitching appearance for the Bisons on June 4 2006 and was the losing pitcher of record that game 1 Diaz never played with the Indians in his second stint with the organization in 2006 On August 12 2006 he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers as the Dodgers were in need of another backup catcher after Sandy Alomar Jr was traded Diaz would only compile 3 at bats as a Dodger collecting 2 hits in those 3 at bats At the conclusion of the 2006 season Diaz signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was assigned to their Indianapolis Triple A club at the end of 2007 spring training On June 30 2007 while scoring from third on a Brad Eldred multiple RBI hit Diaz suffered a total rupture of his patellar tendon when he crossed home plate forcing him to miss the remainder of the season Coaching career EditDiaz retired at the end of the 2007 season He was invited to the Cleveland Indians spring training camp in Winter Haven in 2008 as a special assistant for catchers and later became a field coach for the Gulf Coast Orioles in the Baltimore Orioles minor league system On January 12 2009 the Orioles named him the manager of the Rookie League Bluefield Orioles 1 He was previously the batting coach for the Delmarva Shorebirds The Orioles promoted Diaz to assistant hitting coach on April 1 2013 2 The entire coaching staff was fired after the 2018 season Diaz was named as a coach for the AAA Gwinnett Stripers for the 2019 season References Edit Orioles name Minor League managers coaches and staff MLB com Official Info 12 January 2009 Retrieved 2 April 2013 Ghiroli Brittany 1 April 2013 Orioles add Diaz to coaching staff orioles com News MLB Advanced Media Retrieved 2 April 2013 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Retrosheet or Baseball Reference Minor and Winter Leagues Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Einar Diaz amp oldid 1121934969, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
