Bo Díaz
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: March 23, 1953 Cúa, Miranda, Venezuela |
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Died: November 23, 1990 (aged 37) Caracas, Venezuela |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 6, 1977, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
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| July 9, 1989, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .255 | ||
| Home runs | 87 | ||
| Runs batted in | 452 | ||
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Baudilio José Díaz Seijas (March 23, 1953 – November 23, 1990) was a Venezuelan professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds from 1977 to 1989. Díaz was the first Venezuelan to play regularly as a catcher in Major League Baseball.
Díaz was born in Cúa, Miranda, Venezuela. At the age of 14, he played on a national champion Little League team that missed a trip to the 1967 Little League World Series when an earthquake devastated Caracas. In December 1970, he was signed by Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.
Díaz spent seven seasons playing in the Red Sox minor league system. While playing for the Pawtucket Red Sox in 1977, he posted a .263 batting average with 14 doubles, 7 home runs and 54 runs batted in before being called up late in the season to make his major league debut with the Red Sox on September 6, 1977 at the age of 24. Díaz appeared in only two games for the Red Sox, being struck out by Dennis Martínez in his only at-bat.
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