Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jairo Díaz was born May 27, 1991, in Puerto la Cruz, Anzoátegui, Venezuela. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

In 2014, Diaz played for the Inland Empire 66ers of the Class A-Advanced California League and the Arkansas Travelers of the Class AA Texas League, and pitched to a 3.48 earned run average (ERA) with 85 strikeouts in 64 2⁄3 innings pitched. The Angels promoted him to the major leagues on September 8. Díaz made his MLB debut that day, recording two strikeouts.

He was called up on May 22, 2019 to the MLB roster. He would remain in the bullpen for the Rockies for the remainder of the season, posting a record of 6-4 in 56 games with 5 saves.