1991
Born August 8, 1991
Sagua La Grande, Villa Clara, Cuba
Yandy Díaz Notable
Yandy Díaz divided nine seasons between two clubs as a first baseman: the Cleveland Indians from 2017, then the Tampa Bay Rays through 2025.
Across 903 games he batted .290, with 957 hits and 471 runs. He finished with 100 home runs, 184 doubles and 11 stolen bases.
He played 398 games at first base, with 2,727 putouts and 17 errors. He turned 241 double plays. He also played 290 games at third base.
He was an All-Star in 2023.
He was born in Sagua La Grande, Villa Clara, Cuba on August 8, 1991. 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 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2025 |
| Silver Slugger | 1 | 2023 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 2023 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | CLE | 49 | 156 | 25 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 35 | 2 | .263 |
| 2018 | CLE | 39 | 109 | 15 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 0 | .312 |
| 2019 | TBR | 79 | 307 | 53 | 82 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 38 | 35 | 61 | 2 | .267 |
| 2020 | TBR | 34 | 114 | 16 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 17 | 0 | .307 |
| 2021 | TBR | 134 | 465 | 62 | 119 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 64 | 69 | 85 | 1 | .256 |
| 2022 | TBR | 137 | 473 | 71 | 140 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 57 | 78 | 60 | 3 | .296 |
| 2023 | TBR | 136 | 525 | 95 | 173 | 35 | 0 | 22 | 78 | 65 | 94 | 0 | .330 |
| 2024 | TBR | 145 | 563 | 55 | 158 | 31 | 1 | 14 | 65 | 50 | 95 | 0 | .281 |
| 2025 | TBR | 150 | 583 | 79 | 175 | 29 | 1 | 25 | 83 | 57 | 92 | 3 | .300 |
| Career | — | 903 | 3295 | 471 | 957 | 184 | 7 | 100 | 424 | 409 | 558 | 11 | .290 |
On this day & linked events
2017
Major-league debut: Yandy Díaz
Yandy Díaz made a major-league debut on April 3, 2017.
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