Robinzon Díaz Henriquez (born September 19, 1983) is a Dominican former professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was the bullpen catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers from 2017 to 2020.

Professional career

Toronto Blue Jays

On April 23, , Díaz made his Major League debut with the

against the

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and went 0-for-4 with a strikeout.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On August 25, 2008, Díaz was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates as the player to be named later to complete a trade for

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and was assigned to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians. After spending several days with Indianapolis, he was called up by the Pirates on September 2. On September 7, 2008, Díaz got his first major league hit, a single off

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pitcher

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. Díaz began the 2009 season in Triple-A but was recalled to the Pirates late in April after starting catcher

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became sidelined with a broken wrist. He would serve mainly as backup to fellow rookie catcher Jason Jaramillo and as an occasional pinch hitter. In his 31 games with Pittsburgh, Díaz compiled a .295

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and drove in 18 runs. He was optioned back to Triple-A when Doumit returned from injury on July 10. He was

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at the end of the 2009 season, and released on November 30, 2009.

Detroit Tigers

On December 8, 2009, he was signed to a contract by the Detroit Tigers. Díaz spent the 2010 season as a member of the

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, finishing the season batting .255 with a home run and 21 RBI in 71 games. He filed for free agency on November 6, 2010.

Texas Rangers

On January 18, 2011, he was signed to a minor league contract by the Texas Rangers. He also played for the

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in the

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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Diaz signed a minor league contract with the

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on December 23, 2011. He was released on August 7, 2012.

Return to Texas

The Rangers re-signed Diaz to a minor league contract on August 12, 2012, and assigned him to the Triple-A

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. On November 3, he was declared a minor league free agent by Major League Baseball.

Milwaukee Brewers

On January 18, 2013, Díaz signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. He started the 2013 season with the Brewers' Double-A affiliate

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. He split the season with the Stars and Triple-A Nashville, where in 108 games total, he hit .302/.335/.433 with seven home runs and 42 RBI. After joining the Sounds on June 29, 2013, Díaz closed out the year by hitting .328 (58-for-127) with four home runs and 20 RBI in 50 Pacific Coast League games. On October 1, 2013, Díaz signed a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training with the Brewers. He returned to Nashville for the start of the 2014 season. The Brewers signed Diaz to another minor-league deal on February 23, 2015. The same day he was assigned to Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox. On April 6, 2015 he was demoted to the Double-A

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. On April 17, 2015, he was promoted back to Triple-A Colorado Springs. After the season, he was selected to the roster for the

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at the

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Return to Toronto

On February 26, 2016, Díaz signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Olmecas de Tabasco

On May 17, 2016, Diaz signed with the

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of the

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. He was released on July 1, 2016.

Baseball staff

Diaz became the bullpen catcher with the Milwaukee Brewers during the 2017 baseball season. He remained in the position through 2020.

References

External links

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