Jordan Díaz (baseball)

Jordan David Díaz (born August 13, 2000) is a Colombian professional baseball third baseman for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Jordan Díaz
Díaz with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2021
Oakland Athletics – No. 13
Third baseman / Second baseman
Born: (2000-08-13) August 13, 2000
Montería, Colombia
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 18, 2022, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
(through May 9, 2023)
Batting average.275
Home runs4
Runs batted in9
Teams

Career

Díaz signed with the Oakland Athletics as an international free agent in August 2016.[1] As of 2021, in the minor leagues he had played 205 games at third base, 24 at first base, 12 at DH, 4 in left field, and one each at second base and catcher, and had a career slash line of .271/.324/.417.[2] The Athletics added him to their 40-man roster after the 2021 season.[3] He made his major league debut on September 18, 2022.[4]

The Athletics optioned to the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators to begin the 2023 season.[5] They promoted him to the major leagues on April 19.[6]

International career

Díaz played for the Colombian national baseball team in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[7]

References
  1. "Jordan Diaz Shows Added Power at High-A".
  2. "Jordan Diaz Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. "Allen among A's prospects added to 40-man". MLB.com.
  4. Vaziri, Aidin (2023-02-28). "A's prospect Jordan Diaz lighter, feeling 'great' in roster quest". Sfchronicle.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  5. "A's announce 10 roster moves". mlb.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  6. https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-a-s-select-rhp-mason-miller-and-recall-inf-jordan-diaz-from-las-ve
  7. "Diaz excited to help grow baseball in Colombia". MLB.com.


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