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Yandy Díaz

Yandy Díaz
Cleveland Indians – No. 36
Third baseman / Left fielder
Born: (1991-08-08) August 8, 1991 (age 26)
Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 3, 2017, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
(through 2017 season)
Batting average .263
Home runs 0
Runs batted in 13
Teams

Yandy Díaz Fernandez (born August 8, 1991) is a Cuban professional baseball third baseman and outfielder for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Díaz played for the Naranjas de Villa Clara in the Cuban National Series. He defected from Cuba, leaving Holguin and arriving at Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic, twelve hours later. He signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians in 2013, receiving a $300,000 signing bonus.

Díaz played for the Carolina Mudcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in 2014. Playing for the Akron Rubberducks of the Class AA Eastern League in 2015, Díaz was named an All-Star. The Indians promoted him to the Columbus Clippers of the Class AAA International League in September, and assigned him to the Arizona Fall League after the 2015 regular season. Díaz began the 2016 season with Akron and was subsequently promoted to Columbus, where he won the International League Rookie of the Year Award.


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