Elías Díaz Notable

b. November 17, 1990 · Pittsburgh Pirates 2015–2019, Colorado Rockies 2020–2024, San Diego Padres 2024–2025

Elías Díaz played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2015 and closing with the San Diego Padres in 2025.

Across 830 games he batted .247, with 634 hits and 276 runs. He finished with 71 home runs, 130 doubles and 2 stolen bases.

He played 758 games behind the plate, with 4,958 putouts and 62 errors. He turned 36 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 2023.

He was born in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela on November 17, 1990. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	2023
All-Star Game MVP	1	2023

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2015	PIT	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
2016	PIT	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.000
2017	PIT	64	188	18	42	14	0	1	19	11	38	1	.223
2018	PIT	82	252	33	72	12	0	10	34	21	40	0	.286
2019	PIT	101	303	31	73	14	0	2	28	23	56	0	.241
2020	COL	26	68	4	16	2	0	2	9	5	15	0	.235
2021	COL	106	338	52	83	18	1	18	44	30	60	0	.246
2022	COL	105	351	29	80	18	2	9	51	25	82	0	.228
2023	COL	141	486	48	130	25	1	14	72	34	118	1	.267
2024	COL/SDP	96	325	27	86	20	0	6	39	20	69	0	.265
2025	SDP	106	255	34	52	7	0	9	29	21	74	0	.204
Career	—	830	2572	276	634	130	4	71	326	190	554	2	.247

On this day & linked events

1990

Born November 17, 1990

Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela

2015

Major-league debut: Elías Díaz

Elías Díaz made a major-league debut on September 12, 2015.

Image: Minda Haas / UCinternational, CC BY 2.0