Elías Díaz


Elías David Díaz Soto is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Career

Pittsburgh Pirates

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.
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, but he then batted.152/.243/.182 in AAA. On November 20, 2014 Díaz was placed on the Pirates' 40-man roster.
Diaz batted 0–2 in the major leagues in 2015, 0–4 in 2016, and.223/.265/.314 with one home run in 200 plate appearances in 2017.
On December 2, 2019, Díaz was non-tendered by Pittsburgh and became a free agent.

Colorado Rockies

On January 6, 2020, Díaz signed a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies.