Rafael Díaz (baseball)
| Rafael Díaz | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: December 12, 1970 Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||
| April 15, 2000, for the Seibu Lions | |||||||||||||||
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| April 30, 2000, for the Seibu Lions | |||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 7.56 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Rafael Díaz Adame (born December 12, 1970) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
Díaz was born in Ciudad Juárez and attended Bell High School in Bell, California. He was selected by the Montreal Expos in the 1988 Major League Baseball draft.[1] At Bell, he was a teammate of Bobby Magallanes and, in 1987, was named the most valuable player of Division 3A of the CIF Los Angeles City Section by the Los Angeles Amateur Athletic Foundation.[2]
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.[3] He appeared in the 2009 World Baseball Classic for Mexico.
Díaz last played for the Generales de Durango of the Mexican League in 2019, when he was the oldest player in the league.[4]
References
- ↑ "Rafael Diaz Minor, Mexican, Japanese & Winter Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ↑ Elliott, Steve (17 June 1987). "Pirates' Demonte, Garcia land spots on L.A. City's 4A team". News-Pilot. p. 39. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ↑ "Rafael Díaz es lanzador de experiencia". Vanguardia. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
- ↑ "Rafa Díaz, 30 años como profesional". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 31 March 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- Águilas de Mexicali players
- Algodoneros de Guasave players
- Baseball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Baseball players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Baseball players from Chihuahua
- Cañeros de Los Mochis players
- Generales de Durango players
- Gulf Coast Expos players
- Mayos de Navojoa players
- Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Mexican expatriate baseball players in Japan
- Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Mexican Baseball League pitchers
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- Pan American Games baseball players for Mexico
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico
- Pan American Games bronze medalists in baseball
- 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
- World Baseball Classic players of Mexico
- Bell High School (California) alumni
- Cerritos Falcons baseball players
- Harrisburg Senators players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Jamestown Expos players
- Ottawa Lynx players
- Rockford Expos players
- West Palm Beach Expos players
- Sultanes de Monterrey players
- Mexican expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Mexican baseball biography stubs
- Baseball pitcher stubs