Rafael Díaz (baseball)
Appearance
Rafael Díaz | |
---|---|
Free agent | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | December 12, 1970|
Batted: Right Threw: Left | |
NPB debut | |
April 15, 2000, for the Seibu Lions | |
Last NPB appearance | |
April 30, 2000, for the Seibu Lions | |
Teams | |
Rafael J. Díaz (born December 12, 1970) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Díaz attended high school in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The Cincinnati Reds selected Díaz in the ninth round of the 1989 MLB Draft. He played in Minor League Baseball for the Reds organization in 1989 and 1990 and the Kansas City Royals organization in 1991. He pitched for the Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball in 2000. In 2012, he played in the Mexican League for the Saraperos de Saltillo.[1] He appeared in the 2009 World Baseball Classic for Mexico.
References
- ^ "Rafael Díaz es lanzador de experiencia". Vanguardia. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Categories:
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Águilas de Mexicali players
- Baseball City Royals players
- Baseball players from Chihuahua
- Cañeros de Los Mochis players
- Generales de Durango players
- Gulf Coast Expos players
- Mexican expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Mexican League baseball pitchers
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- Pocatello Posse players
- Rieleros de Aguascalientes players
- Saraperos de Saltillo players
- Seibu Lions players
- Sportspeople from Ciudad Juárez
- Toros de Tijuana players
- Venados de Mazatlán players
- 2009 World Baseball Classic players
- Mexican baseball biography stubs
- Baseball pitcher stubs