Mike Diaz
Michael Diaz | |
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Catcher / First baseman / Outfielder | |
Born: San Francisco, California | April 15, 1960|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 15, 1983, for the Chicago Cubs | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 2, 1988, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .247 |
Home runs | 31 |
Runs batted in | 102 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Michael Anthony Diaz (born April 15, 1960) is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball between 1983 and 1988, for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox. He also played four seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 1989 to 1992. After starting his career as a catcher, he split his time about equally between first base and the outfield.
He was a fan favorite in Pittsburgh, earning the nickname "Rambo" due to his prodigious home runs. He even appeared on his own "Rambo" poster. Following his major league career, he played four seasons in Japan, from 1989 until 1992, for the Lotte Orions (who in 1992 became the Chiba Lotte Marines). He was nicknamed "Rambo" due to a perceived resemblance to Sylvester Stallone.[1] In 1990, he became the first foreign player to catch a game in NPB in 12 years.[1]
References
- ^ a b Japan Baseball Daily foreign batters page, D through F Archived 2006-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1960 births
- American expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Baseball players from California
- Chiba Lotte Marines players
- Chicago Cubs players
- Chicago White Sox players
- Geneva Cubs players
- Gulf Coast Cubs players
- Hawaii Islanders players
- Iowa Cubs players
- Living people
- Lotte Orions players
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Midland Cubs players
- Nippon Professional Baseball designated hitters
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Portland Beavers players
- Quad Cities Cubs players
- American baseball first baseman stubs
- American baseball outfielder, 1960s birth stubs