1972
Born December 28, 1972
Chiriqui, Chiriquí, Panama
Einar Díaz Notable
b. December 28, 1972 · Cleveland Indians 1996–2002, Texas Rangers 2003, Montreal Expos 2004, St. Louis Cardinals 2005, Los Angeles Dodgers 2006
Einar Díaz played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1996 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2006.
Across 673 games he batted .254, with 523 hits and 222 runs. He finished with 21 home runs, 116 doubles and 21 stolen bases.
He played 649 games behind the plate, with 4,155 putouts and 46 errors. He turned 43 double plays.
He was born in Chiriqui, Chiriquí, Panama on December 28, 1972. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | CLE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1997 | CLE | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| 1998 | CLE | 17 | 48 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .229 |
| 1999 | CLE | 119 | 392 | 43 | 110 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 41 | 11 | .281 |
| 2000 | CLE | 75 | 250 | 29 | 68 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 29 | 4 | .272 |
| 2001 | CLE | 134 | 437 | 54 | 121 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 56 | 17 | 44 | 1 | .277 |
| 2002 | CLE | 102 | 320 | 34 | 66 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 0 | .206 |
| 2003 | TEX | 101 | 334 | 30 | 86 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 9 | 32 | 3 | .257 |
| 2004 | MON | 55 | 139 | 9 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | .223 |
| 2005 | STL | 58 | 130 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .208 |
| 2006 | LAD | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Career | — | 673 | 2061 | 222 | 523 | 116 | 6 | 21 | 202 | 96 | 199 | 21 | .254 |
On this day & linked events
1996
Major-league debut: Einar Díaz
Einar Díaz made a major-league debut on September 9, 1996.
2006
Final major-league game: Einar Díaz
Einar Díaz played a final major-league game on September 16, 2006.