Isan Díaz
Isan Xavier Díaz is a Puerto Rican professional baseball second baseman for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball. He made his MLB debut on August 5, 2019.Early life
Díaz is originally from Puerto Rico, but his family moved to Springfield, Massachusetts when he was four years old. His father, Raul, played college baseball and instructed Isan as a child.
Díaz attended Springfield Central High School in Springfield. He committed to attend Vanderbilt University to play college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores.Professional career
Díaz was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second round, with the 70th overall selection, of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. Díaz signed with the Diamondbacks rather than enroll at Vanderbilt. They assigned him to the Arizona League Diamondbacks in the Rookie-level Arizona League, where he posted a.187 average with three home runs and 21 RBIs in 49 games.
In 2015, Díaz played for the Missoula Osprey of the Rookie-level Pioneer League. He was named the Diamondbacks' Minor League Player of the Month for July, and Most Valuable Player of the Pioneer League at the end of the season after batting.360 with 13 home runs, 51 RBIs, 12 stolen bases, and a 1.076 OPS in 68 games, MiLB.com named Diaz as the Diamondbacks' Organization All-Star at shortstop.On January 30, 2016, Díaz was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers along with Chase Anderson, Aaron Hill, and cash considerations for Jean Segura and Tyler Wagner. Díaz spent the 2016 season with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Class A Midwest League, where he hit.264 with a career high 20 home runs and 75 RBIs in 135 games. He won the Brewers' organization's Minor League Player of the Year Award. He was also selected to play in the Arizona Fall League.
Díaz spent the 2017 season playing for the Carolina Mudcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League where he struggled, batting only.222 with 13 home runs and 54 RBIs in 110 games.Miami Marlins
On January 25, 2018, the Brewers traded Díaz to the Miami Marlins, along with Lewis Brinson, Monte Harrison and Jordan Yamamoto in exchange for Christian Yelich. MLB.com ranked him as Miami's eighth best prospect going into the 2018 season. Diaz began the season with Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp of the Class AA Southern League and was promoted to the New Orleans Baby Cakes of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League in July. In 119 games between the two teams, he slashed.232/.340/.399 with 13 home runs, 56 RBIs, and 14 stolen bases.
The Marlins added Díaz to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season. He opened the 2019 season back with New Orleans. Díaz was named to the 2019 All-Star Futures Game.
The Marlins promoted Díaz to the major leagues on August 5, 2019. He made his major league debut and recorded his first major league hit and RBI that same day when he hit a home run off New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom.
