Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Yainer Diaz was born September 21, 1998, in Azua, Dominican Republic. He is a catcher in the MLB.

Díaz was promoted to the Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys for the 2022 season, batting .306 with an .898 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) in 486 plate appearances. He was a 2022 All-Star Futures Game selectee. Díaz hit a three-run home run on August 19, 2022, in the sixth inning of the second game a doubleheader versus the Oklahoma City Dodgers in which the Space Cowboys scored 17 runs to set a franchise record.

The Astros called Díaz up to the major league roster on September 1, 2022. He made his major league debut on September 2, 2022, starting as the designated hitter versus the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. He was 0-for-3 with a bases loaded walk for his first run batted in (RBI). He got his first hit, a double, against Javy Guerra of the Tampa Bay Rays in the eighth inning on September 20. Following the regular season, Díaz was named the Houston Astros' Minor League Player of the Year.

On March 28, 2023, it was announced that Díaz had made the Astros’ Opening Day roster, his first such selection.