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词条 Carlos Diaz (pitcher)
释义

  1. Early life and career

  2. Death

  3. References

  4. External links

{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Carlos Diaz
|position=Relief Pitcher
|birth_date={{Birth date|1958|1|7}}
|birth_place=Kaneohe, Hawaii
|death_date={{Death date and age|2015|9|28|1958|1|7}}
|death_place=Kailua, Hawaii
|bats=Right
|throws=Left
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=June 30
|debutyear=1982
|debutteam=Atlanta Braves
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=July 26
|finalyear=1986
|finalteam=Los Angeles Dodgers
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Win–loss record
|stat1value=13–6
|stat2label=Earned run average
|stat2value=3.21
|stat3label=Strikeouts
|stat3value=207
|teams=
  • Atlanta Braves ({{Baseball year|1982}})
  • New York Mets ({{Baseball year|1982}}–{{Baseball year|1983}})
  • Los Angeles Dodgers ({{Baseball year|1984}}–{{Baseball year|1986}})

}}Carlos Antonio Diaz (January 7, 1958 – September 28, 2015) was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He played for the Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves, New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers.[1]

Early life and career

Born in Kaneohe, Hawaii, Diaz was the thirteenth native Hawaiian to have played in the major leagues.[2] He was originally drafted out of Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California by the Seattle Mariners in the third round of the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign. Seattle then drafted him again in the first round of the June secondary phase of the {{Baseball year|1979}} draft, and were able to sign him. After two seasons in the Mariners' organization, Diaz was traded to the Atlanta Braves for Jeff Burroughs.

Despite a career earned run average of 4.22 in the M's farm system, in {{Baseball year|1981}}, he managed to bring that down to a far more respectable 2.81 his first season with the Richmond Braves. He earned a call to the major leagues the following season, and made his major league debut on June 30, {{Baseball year|1982}} against the Houston Astros. With the Braves trailing 3-1, Diaz entered the game in relief of Phil Niekro in the ninth inning. Diaz gave up one earned run to increase the Astros' lead to 4-1. The Braves, who won the National League West that season, came back to score four runs in the bottom of the inning to give Diaz his first career win.[3]

Diaz went 3-2 with a 4.03 ERA for the Braves in 1982. One of those three wins came against the New York Mets,[4] who must have liked when they'd seen as they acquired him on September 10 for Tom Hausman.

Diaz had a career year in {{Baseball year|1983}}, his only full season with the Mets. He pitched in a career high 54 games, and had a 3-1 record with two saves and a 2.05 ERA. Following the season, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers with Bob Bailor for Sid Fernandez and Ross Jones.

As Fernandez was from Honolulu, this trade was unique in that it involved two Hawaiians. The trade was initially unpopular with Mets fans, however, it turned out to favor the Mets in the end, as Fernandez went on to be a staple of the Mets rotation for ten years. Diaz, meanwhile, lasted only two and a half seasons with the Dodgers before injuries cut short his career. He signed with the Oakland Athletics following the {{Baseball year|1986}} season, but was cut during Spring training {{Baseball year|1987}}.

Diaz had a perfect career fielding percentage until the 12th inning of a fourteen inning marathon against the San Diego Padres on June 21, {{Baseball year|1986}}. He misplayed a Tim Flannery ground ball for his only career error.[5]

Death

Diaz died on September 28, 2015 in Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii. The cause of death was reportedly a heart attack. [6]{{full|date=September 2018}}

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://obits.staradvertiser.com/2015/10/17/carlos-bimbo-antonio-diaz-diaz-jr/|title=Carlos "Bimbo" Antonio Diaz Diaz Jr.|author=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|work=staradvertiser.com}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hawaii-baseball.com/diaz1.html|title=Native Hawaiians in Major League Baseball|publisher=Hawaii Baseball|accessdate=2009-12-10}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL198206300.shtml|title=Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 4|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|date=1982-06-30}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL198208220.shtml|title=Atlanta Braves 10, New York Mets 9|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|date=1982-08-22}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN198606210.shtml|title=San Diego Padres 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 7|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|date=1986-06-21}}
6. ^http://www.pressreader.com/

External links

{{Baseballstats|mlb=113326|espn=1140|br=d/diazca01|fangraphs=1003262&position=P|cube=10720|brm=diaz--002car}}
  • Baseball Almanac

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