Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Miguel Diaz was born November 28, 1994, in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

In 2018, the Padres intended to develop Díaz as a starter, and he was optioned early in the spring to minor league camp. Díaz began the season with the Double-A San Antonio Missions, where the Padres tried to stretch out his arm, and then was promoted to Triple-A El Paso in mid-May. He was moved back to San Antonio in June after struggling with El Paso.

The Padres called up Díaz for a single game at the beginning of July to help rest an over-extended bullpen. Díaz struck out four batters in one of the two scoreless innings he pitched, becoming only the second Padre to accomplish the feat. Díaz returned to the Major League club in mid-August and stayed with the team for the remainder of the season, working out of the bullpen. He finished with a 4.82 ERA, 30 strike-outs, and 12 walks in 182⁄3 innings at the big league level. In his 65 innings with San Antonio, he had a 2.35 ERA and 66 strike-outs versus 30 walks.