Elías Díaz

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Díaz and the second or maternal family name is Soto.

Elías Díaz

Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 32

Catcher

Born: November 17, 1990
Maracaibo, Venezuela

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

MLB debut

September 12, 2015, for the Pittsburgh Pirates

MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)

.000

Teams

Elías David Díaz Soto (born November 17, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Díaz signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent in 2008. He made his professional debut in 2009 for the Venezuelan Summer League Pirates. From 2010 to 2013, he played for the Gulf Coast Pirates, West Virginia Power and Bradenton Marauders.^[1] Díaz started 2014 with the Double-A Altoona Curve. In August he was promoted to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians after hitting .328 with Altoona.^[2]^[3]^[4] On November 20, 2014 Díaz was placed on the Pirates' 40-man roster.^[5]

↑ Giger, Cory (August 15, 2014). "Diaz promoted following Curve's loss". Altoona Mirror. Retrieved November 21, 2014. (subscription required (help)).
↑ Sawchik, Travis (August 23, 2014). "Pirates notebook: Breakout of catching prospect Diaz a pleasant surprise". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
↑ Singer, Tom (August 23, 2014). "Bucs catching prospect Diaz climbing depth chart". MLB.com. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
↑ Perrotto, John (August 31, 2014). "Minor League Report: Catcher Diaz making a name". The Beaver County Times. Retrieved November 21, 2014. (subscription required (help)).
↑ "Pirates designate Ike Davis for assignment". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Pittsburgh Pirates current roster

Active roster	5 Josh Harrison 6 Starling Marte 10 Jordy Mercer 12 Juan Nicasio 15 Jason Rogers 19 Chris Stewart 22 Andrew McCutchen 23 David Freese 25 Gregory Polanco 26 Adam Frazier 27 Jung-ho Kang 28 John Jaso 29 Francisco Cervelli 31 A. J. Schugel 34 Drew Hutchison 37 Alen Hanson 38 Wade LeBlanc 39 Chad Kuhl 43 Steven Brault 44 Tony Watson 45 Gerrit Cole 48 Jared Hughes 50 Jameson Taillon 51 Tyler Glasnow 55 Josh Bell 57 Trevor Williams 59 Antonio Bastardo 60 Willy García 61 Gift Ngoepe 73 Felipe Rivero 80 Nick Kingham -- Lisalverto Bonilla -- Chris Bostick -- Elías Díaz -- Clay Holmes -- Max Moroff -- Dovydas Neverauskas -- Jose Osuna -- Tyler Webb

Coaching staff	Manager 13 Clint Hurdle Hitting 2 Jeff Branson Pitching 54 Ray Searage Bullpen 56 Euclides Rojas Assistant hitting 75 Jeff Livesey Coach 85 Dave Jauss Bullpen catcher 86 Heberto Andrade First base -- Kimera Bartee Third base -- Joey Cora Bench -- Tom Prince

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