Isan Díaz

Isan Díaz
Milwaukee Brewers
Shortstop / Second baseman
Born: (1996-05-27) May 27, 1996
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Isan Xavier Díaz (born May 27, 1996) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers organization.

Career

Díaz is originally from Puerto Rico, but his family moved to Springfield when he was four years old.[1] His father, Raul, played college baseball and instructed Isan as a child.[2]

Díaz attended Springfield Central High School in Springfield, Massachusetts. He committed to attend Vanderbilt University to play college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores.[3] The Arizona Diamondbacks selected him in the second round, with the 70th overall selection, of the 2014 MLB Draft.[4] Díaz signed with the Diamondbacks rather than enroll at Vanderbilt.[2]

In 2015, Díaz played for the Missoula Osprey of the Rookie-level Pioneer League.[5] He was named the Diamondbacks' Minor League Player of the Month for July,[6] and Most Valuable Player of the Pioneer League at the end of the season.[7] MiLB.com named Diaz as the Diamondbacks' Organization All-Star at shortstop.[8]

On January 30, 2016, Díaz was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers along with Chase Anderson, Aaron Hill, and cash considerations for Jean Segura and Tyler Wagner.[9] Díaz spent the 2016 season with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers where he hit .264 with 20 home runs and 75 RBIs.[10][11][12] He won the Brewers' organization's Minor League Player of the Year Award.[13] He was also selected to play in the Arizona Fall League.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Escogen a boricua en el Sorteo de Novatos de la MLB". Primera Hora. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Meet Isan Diaz: O's shortstop sets tone at plate". missoulian.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Central's Isan Diaz makes verbal commitment to Vanderbilt baseball". masslive.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Central shortstop Isan Diaz says he'll go pro after being drafted by Arizona Diamondbacks in the MLB draft". masslive.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Isan Diaz still swinging hot bat". masslive.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ NBCMontana. "Diaz's bat continues to scorch Pioneer League". NBCMontana. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Missoula Osprey shortstop, Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Isan Diaz named Pioneer League MVP - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Arizona Diamondbacks prospects Peter O'Brien, Aaron Blair, Isan Diaz, Brandon Drury, Anthony Banda, Daniel Palka among Organization All-Stars - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  9. ↑ McCalvy, Adam (January 30, 2016). "Brewers, D-backs strike 5-player deal". MLB.com. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Isan Diaz Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Brewers prospect Isan Diaz maturing, flourishing". Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  12. ↑ Menaker, Elise (June 16, 2016). "Could Wisconsin Timber Rattlers' Isan Diaz eventually be "Robinson Cano 2?"". Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Infielder Isan Diaz, right-hander Brandon Woodruff earn Milwaukee Brewers top Minor League honors - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Isan Diaz, Milwaukee Brewers prospect, to play in Arizona Fall League". Retrieved October 26, 2016.

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