Mike Diaz

Mike Diaz
First baseman/Outfielder
Born: April 15, 1960 (1960-04-15) (age 51) San Francisco, California
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 15, 1983 for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1988 for the Chicago White Sox
Career statistics
Batting average	.247
Home runs	31
Runs batted in	102
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1983) Pittsburgh Pirates (1986-88) Chicago White Sox (1988) Lotte Orions/Chiba Lotte Marines (NPB) (1989-92)
Career highlights and awards
NPB All-Star, 1989

Michael Anthony Diaz (born April 15, 1960 in San Francisco, California) is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball between 1983 and 1988, for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox. He also played four seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball from 1989–92, After starting his career as a catcher, he split his time about equally between first base and the outfield.

Following his major league career, he played four seasons in Japan, from 1989 until 1992, for the Lotte Orions (who in 1992 became the Chiba Lotte Marines). He was nicknamed "Rambo" there due to a perceived resemblance to Sylvester Stallone.^[1] In 1990, he became the first foreign player to catch a game in NPB in 12 years.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Japan Baseball Daily foreign batters page, D through F

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Diaz, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	April 15, 1960
Place of birth	San Francisco, California
Date of death
Place of death