Carlos Diaz (pitcher)
| Carlos Diaz | |||
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| Relief Pitcher | |||
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Born: January 7, 1958 Kaneohe, Hawaii |
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Died: September 28, 2015 (aged 57) Kailua, Hawaii |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 30, 1982, for the Atlanta Braves | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 26, 1986, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win-Loss Record | 13-6 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.21 | ||
| Strikeouts | 207 | ||
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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.
Born in Kaneohe, Hawaii, Diaz was the thirteenth native Hawaiian to have played in the major leagues. 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 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 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, 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.
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